Alyson Bell (born 9 November 2003) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She became British indoor champion, and Scottish national indoor record holder, over 200 metres in 2025.
Early life Bell runs for Giffnock North Athletic Club and attended Edinburgh University. At university, she shared a flat with fellow Scottish international athlete Megan Keith, and triathlete Isla Britton.
Career Bell won gold as part of the relay team at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn. She also won a gold as part of the relay team at the 2023 European U23 Athletics Championships in Espoo.
She was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. In October 2023, Bell was included in the World Class Programme by UK Athletics for the first time.
On 17 February 2024, she qualified for the final at the British national indoor championships in the 60 metres event, running 7.41 in the final in Birmingham to finish seventh.
In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. She was chosen to represent Scotland at the 2024 Loughborough International in May 2024.
She set a Scottish indoor record of 23.12 seconds to win the Senior national title at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025, breaking the previous mark set by Zoey Clark.
She was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, winning a gold medal as part of the women’s 4 x 100 metres relay team which won in a championship record time of 42.92 seconds. In October 2025, she was retained on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.
Bell was a finalist in the 60 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 14 February 2026, placing sixth overall. Bell also qualified for the final of the 200 metres the following day, but did not run in the final.
Bell was named in the British squad for the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana. She competed in the mixed 4 x 100 m relay as the team qualified for the 2027 World Athletics Championships. She was a semi-finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Later at the Games, she also competed in the women's relay.
Athletics achievements International competitions 2021European U20 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia1st4 × 100 m relay44.622022World U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia—4 × 100 m relay2023European Team Championships First DivisionChorzów, Poland—4 × 100 m relayEuropean U23 ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland6th100 m11.461st4 × 100 m relay43.042024World RelaysNassau, The Bahamas3rd4 × 100 m relay42.802025European U23 ChampionshipsBergen, Norway10th (sf)200 m23.591st4 × 100 m relay42.922026World RelaysGaborone, Botswana—4 × 100 m relay ()2nd 42.90 ()Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom16th (sf)200 m23.427th4 × 100 m relay44.81
National championships and competitions 2016Scottish Indoor Championships, U13 eventsGlasgow1st60 m8.112017Scottish Indoor Championships, U15 eventsGlasgow2nd60 m8.04Scottish Championships, U15 eventsGlasgow1st100 m12.362018England Indoor Championships, U15 eventsSheffield2nd60 m7.891st200 m25.45Scottish Indoor Championships, U15 eventsGlasgow1st200 m25.741st60 m7.822019Scottish Indoor Championships, U17 eventsGlasgow1st200 m25.172nd60 m7.65Scottish Championships, U20 eventsGlasgow1st100 m12.22Scottish Championships, U17 eventsGlasgow1st100 m12.041st200 m24.642020Scottish Indoor Championships, U17 eventsGlasgow2nd60 m7.591st200 m25.02England Indoor Championships, U17 eventsSheffield3rd60 m7.574th200 m24.762021England Championships, U20 eventsBedford3rd100 m11.922022England Championships, U20 eventsBedford4th100 m11.722023British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham10th (sf)60 m7.462024British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham7th60 m7.412025British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham5th60 m7.311st200 m23.122026British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham6th60 m7.43—200 m References
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