Mustapha Bokpin
Ghanaian sprinter (born 2004)
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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]
