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Nsikak Ekpo
Dutch athlete (born 2003)
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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]
