Alem Tsadik

Alem Tsadik

Personal information
Full name	Alem Nigus Tsadik
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	(1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Ethiopia World Cross Country Championships 2026 Tallahassee Senior team

Alem Nigus Tsadik (born 25 February 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance and cross country runner. She was a gold medalist representing Ethiopia in the team event at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships. ^[1]

Career

In June 2023, Tsadik won the 10km Corrida Internationale de Langueux in France, setting a new women's course record of 30:28. ^[2]

Tsadik placed fourth over 10,000 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon, in June 2024, running 37:09.02. ^[3]

In October 2025, she finished runner-up at the Cardiff Half Marathon, in Wales, running 1:07:33. ^[4]

In January 2026, she was selected for the senior Ethiopian team to race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, where she had a seventh place finish to help Ethiopia to win the team gold medal alongside Senayet Getachew, Asayech Ayichew and Aleshign Baweke. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Alem Tsadik". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
2. Huet, Matthieu (17 June 2023). "Running. Langueux road race: why it went so fast". Le Telegramme. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
3. "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
4. "Oysho Cardiff Half Marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
5. "WXC Tallahassee 26 senior women's preview: new champion to be crowned". World Athletics. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
6. "Ngetich delivers masterclass to maintain Kenyan win streak in Tallahassee". World Athletics. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.