Mustapha Bokpin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mustapha Alufar Bokpin |
| Born | 17 February 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60m: 6.59 (2026) 100m: 9.94 (2026) 200m: 20.04 (2026) |
Mustapha Alufar Bokpin (born 17 February 2004) is a Ghanaian sprinter, based in the United States.[1]
Biography
Bopkin ran a personal best for the 100 metres of 10.13 seconds at the Tennessee Invite on 5 April 2025. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025.[2] On the second day of the competition he helped Ghana secure a qualifying place for the upcoming World Championships.[3][4] Later that month, he ran 10.13 seconds again to place second to Barnabas Aggerh at the NAIA National Championships.[5][6] Bokpin lowered his personal best for the 100 m to 10.09s (+1.4) in Powder Springs, Georgia on July 19, 2025, and the following month trained with the Ghanaian sprint relay team in Texas ahead of the 2025 World Championships.[7]
In May 2026, he won the Conference USA in the 100 metres while competing for Middle Tennessee State University, where he recorded a personal best of 9.94 seconds (+0.7). He had another win in the 200 metres, setting another personal best time of 20.26 seconds (+1.6), with both times setting new meeting records.[8][9][10] As a result, Bokpin was named The Conference USA men’s Track Performer of the Year.[11] Competing at the NCAA East Regional in Lexington, Kentucky on 29 May, he was runner-up to Kanyinsola Ajayi in 9.97 seconds for the 100 metres.[12][13] Competing at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships, he placed fourth in the 200 metres final in a personal best 20.04 seconds. He also placed sixth in the 100 metres final, running 9.99 seconds.[14] In July, he was a semi-finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[15] He also ran in the men's 4 × 100 m relay.[16]
References
- ↑ "Mustapha Bokpin". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ Amoh, Kwame (April 25, 2025). "Mustapha Alufar Bokpin added to Ghana's team for World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 2025". Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Men's 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "GOC congratulates Ghana's 4x100 relay team after qualifying for World Athletics Championships". Ghana Web. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ghana's top 10 fastest sprinters of 2025 so far". Ghana Web. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "NAIA National Championships". World Athletics. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Atsu Tamakloe, Victor (17 August 2025). "Team Ghana starts relay camp in Texas ahead of World Athletics Championships Tokyo25". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "MTSU's Bokpin named Track Performer of Year". mainstreetmediatn.com. May 29, 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "OTF: Athletes of the Meet, Coach of the Year Announced". conferenceusa.com. May 29, 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA Track And Field Championships 2026 Qualifiers". Flotrack. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA EAST: KANYINSOLA AJAYI (100) AND SAMUEL OGAZI (400) RUN WORLD-LEADING TMES". Dye Stat. 30 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "2026 NCAA Track and Field Championships Day 3 Results: Who Won?". Flotrack. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.