All eyes were on three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on Friday (16 May) as she opened her 2025 Diamond League campaign under the glistening lights of Doha. The same city that had witnessed her win in 2014 and again in 2021. The same sacred stretch of the city where she announced her glorious comeback to the world in 2019, fresh off giving birth in 2017. That year, she wasn’t just a sprinter; she was a mother on a mission, too. Many thought Doha would once again be the stage where she rewrote time.

Her farewell year, her final tour, her return to the city that shaped her legacy. But then, it happened — in a blink, two young sprinters from her homeland took center stage and left the fans in awe. They weren’t just fast. They were fearless. Who were they?

Well!! Twin sisters — Tia and Tina Clayton —didn’t just win. They owned it. Jamaica’s next-gen sprint queens turned the Doha Diamond League track into their playground. Tia, in Lane 3, blasted down the straightaway in 10.92 seconds, a world lead. Her twin, Tina, followed with a stunning 11.02. Twenty years old. Born on the same day. Raised on the same track. And now? They stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the summit of sprinting’s present and future.

Fraser-Pryce fought. Oh, she did. She surged hard in the last 50 meters, eyes fierce, muscles coiled. But even her valiant 11.05 couldn’t hold off the brilliance of Great Britain’s Amy Hunt, who snatched third with a lifetime best of 11.03. And so, the queen was fourth.

The same Shelly-Ann who just a week ago, after anchoring Jamaica to bronze at the World Athletics Relays in China alongside the Clayton sisters, prophesied the rise of Jamaica’s next sprint royalty. How often does a prophecy become reality in seven days? “Well, I have to go back and look but it’s been a while since I’ve competed consistently. So I think, you know, I’m glad that I finished healthy which is good,” Fraser-Pryce said later, sounding like someone who knows time doesn’t stand still. “I just look forward to building and coming for the next one.”

Meanwhile, social media couldn’t stop spinning with debates, replays, and predictions, but one thing stayed constant: the celebration of the Clayton twins. After all, how often do you outpace a legend like Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce?

Track and Field Community erupts after twin sisters win

The moment the clock stopped in Doha, the internet exploded—and not just because a race ended. It was the beginning of something special. Tia Clayton, blazing to a 10.92s finish, and Tina Clayton, just behind at 11.02s, pulled off what fans are calling a changing of the guard in Jamaican sprinting. “Tia and Tina Clayton have decided it’s time,” one fan posted, and honestly? That line captured the energy of the night.

For years, these two have been building—step by step, meter by meter—towards something historic. Beating Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the woman with 8 Olympic medals and 10 world titles, doesn’t just happen. And it certainly doesn’t happen unless you’re ready.

Another fan said it best: “The twins are special.” That’s not just hype. With her 100m world lead, Tia Clayton is now officially a part of the elite club, and so far as her twin is concerned, she came awfully close in 2022, clocking 10.95s. So for all we know, we could soon witness Tina Clayton running yet another sub-11 time.

A fan on Twitter screamed: “Amazing stuff. Imagine having twins and both a dem can do THIS?? wowowow.” It’s a valid point—how often do we see siblings dominating at the same time, in the same event, at this level? That’s generational. Then came the one that got everyone emotional: “🥹🥹🥹🥹 Twin Turbo!!! The world nuh ready for this enu!” And honestly, they aren’t. The Claytons bring not just speed, but energy, vibes, and the sense that Jamaica’s sprinting future is very secure.

And as another post put it: “CLAYTON TWINS OTW >>>>>” — and if Doha was the dress rehearsal, the main act is coming.