Alem Tsadik

Alem Nigus Tsadik 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.

Career

In June 2023, Tsadik won the 10km Corrida Internationale de Langueux in France, setting a new women's course record of 30:28.
Tsadik placed fourth over 10,000 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon, in June 2024, running 37:09.02.
In October 2025, she finished runner-up at the Cardiff Half Marathon, in Wales, running 1:07:33.
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.