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‘It is the time to get more hungry’ - Tina Clayton ready to work harder after winning World Championship silver medal
September 15, 2025
TOKYO, Japan:
Not one to rest on her laurels, Jamaica's rising starlet Tina Clayton has her eyes set on loftier ambitions as she wants "more and more" throughout her career, this after winning her first senior global title.
In her first senior World Athletics Championships, Clayton finished second in the women's 100m in a personal best of 10.76 seconds.
She finished behind the new World champion, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the United States, who clocked 10.61. St Lucia's Julien Alfred won bronze in 10.84.
"Now is the time to get more hungry," she said. "It is not the time to get complacent, not just because I won the silver medal," Clayton said.
"It is the time to be hungry for more. When you're on the top, they're coming for you so you have to stay hungry and put in the same amount of work that you've put in to be on the top, to stay on the top."
Clayton's success comes just a year after an injury-riddled 2024 season, which had caused the athlete to begin doubting her career.
She shared that after missing out on a spot in the team for the Paris Olympic Games due to injuries, she doubted a return to top form.
However, she credits the support of her mother, Tishawna Pinnock, her sister, Tia Clayton, and the support of the MVP Track Club in keeping her motivated.
"I'm very grateful. I remember last year dealing with injuries and medical things. I had little doubts with everything going on. I wanted to give up because I thought this was never going to work out," she recalled.
"But shout out to my mother, she's always behind me and speaks life into me. Probably if it wasn't for her, I would have given up already. But it's all designed. She was in the stands to witness so I'm very grateful. This is now a stepping stone for me to achieve bigger goals," said Clayton.
"I'm grateful for the coaching staff at MVP also. They have been behind me 24/7 and they have seen the potential that I have and they make sure I fulfil it so I'm very grateful."
Clayton will now turn her attention to women's 4x100m relay. The heats of the event are set for Day 8 of the championships, with the finals set for the final day of competition.
