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.