Nsikak Ekpo

Nsikak Ekpo
Nsikak Ekpo in 2024
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m: 6.57 (Apeldoorn, 2026)
100 m: 10.16 (Brussels, 2026)
200 m: 20.49 (Brussels, 2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Tokyo4 × 100 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Rome4 × 100 m relay
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Bergen100 m
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Tallinn4 × 100 m relay

Nsikak Ekpo (born 14 April 2003) is a Dutch sprinter. He won silver at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay[1]

Biography

Ekpo was a silver medalist at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[2][3]

Ekpo competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the 4 × 100 m relay.[4][5]

Ekpo won a silver medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome as part of the Dutch team in the 4 × 100 metres relay, in June 2024.[6][7][8] He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]

Ekpo was selected for the 60 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[10]

Alongside Taymir Burnet, Xavi Mo-Ajok and Elvis Afrifa he was part of the Dutch 4 × 100 metres team which set a new national record of 37.87 seconds to win the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid on 28 June.[11] He won the silver medal in the 100 metres race at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships, running a time of 10.30 seconds into a headwind (-2.0 m/s).[12] In September 2025, he competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, winning the bronze medal with the Dutch team.[13][14]

Ekpo lowered his personal best for the 60 metres to 6.57 seconds competing in Apeldoorn in January 2026.[15] The following month, he ran 6.61 seconds to win the 60 metres at the Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships.[16] He competed with the Dutch squad at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[17][18] On 25 July, he won the Dutch Championships in Hengelo over 100 metres with a time of 10.00 seconds, however he sustained an injury at the championships and missed the 2026 European Championships.[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "Nsikak Ekpo". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "European U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "European Championships u20 day 4: European title for Weerman, silver for relay men". Atletiek.nl. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hassan and Bol feature on Dutch team for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Estafette bij mannen mislukt al bij eerste wissel, Noah Lyles pakt opnieuw goud". ad.nl. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Dutch sprint teams perform at the European Championships with silver and bronze on 4x100 meters". nos.nl. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Silver and disappointment for Dutch men in 4x100 meters during European Athletics Championships". Sportnieuws. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn". Atletiek.nl. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (28 June 2025). "Double Dutch! The Netherlands win men's and women's 4x100m races with national records". Eurorpean Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (18 July 2025). "France's Erius and Czechia's Manasová speed to 100m titles at Bergen 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "53 TeamNL atleten naar WK atletiek in Tokio". Atletiek.nl. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  15. ↑ Mills, Steven (1 February 2026). "Ogunleye approaches 20 metre-barrier for victory in Nordhausen". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Follow the 2026 National Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn here!". Hardloopnetwerk.nl. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Athletics Federation announces TeamNL for the World Athletics Relays". atletiek.nl. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  18. ↑ Roeske, Eric (3 May 2026). "World Relays: Goal of four World Championship tickets achieved in swinging Gaborone". Hardloopnetwerk. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Sprint titles for fast Ekpo and Van den Berg, a disappointing farewell for De Witte". Nos.nl. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Men's relay through to the 4×100 meter final. Women no final". hardloopnieuws.nl. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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