Bereket Nega

Bereket Nega Batebo (born 25 September 2004) is an Ethiopian long-distance and cross country runner.

Biography Nega placed eighth overall in the individual U20 race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, helping Ethiopia to win the team silver medal.

In 2025, Nega won the Jan Meda International Cross Country over 10 km, finishing ahead of Hailemariyam Amare in 28:29.00. He improved his 10 km personal best to 27:49 in 2025. Nega ran the half marathon distance in 1:00:03 in Buenos Aires in August 2025, placing fourth overall having run 27:59 through 10 km as pacemaker.

In November 2025, he defeated Berihu Aregawi at the Ethiopian World XC trials and was announced in the Ethiopian team for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships. On 10 January 2026 at the Championship in Tallahassee, he placed 35th overall.