Alia Saeed Mohammed (born Medina Kadir on 18 May 1991 in Ethiopia) is a long-distance runner who competes for the United Arab Emirates. She switched allegiance from her native Ethiopia in 2010. She was the 10,000 metres gold medallist at the 2014 Asian Games and the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships. She took the Silver at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships Competition record Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 2:06.0 (Addis Ababa 2008) 3000 metres – 8:55.40 (Sollentuna 2015) 5000 metres – 15:00.45 (Baku 2017) 10,000 metres – 31:10.25 (Dubai 2016) 10 kilometres – 32:20 (Dubai 2015) Indoor 3000 metres – 8:48.27 (Stockholm 2014) 5000 metres – 15:34.70 (Stockholm 2017) References External links 1991 births Living people Emirati female long-distance runners Ethiopian female long-distance runners Asian Games gold medalists for the United Arab Emirates Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the United Arab Emirates Ethiopian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the United Arab Emirates Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Ethiopian women 21st-century Emirati women