1978 UK Athletics Championships below also competed at the 1978 AAA Championships. Sonia Lannaman defended her 100 metres/200 metres sprint double from 1977. Allan Wells took his first sprint double on the men's side and Jane Colebrook managed a double in the 400 metres and 800 metres. Athletes to retain their titles from 1977 included Lannaman, sprint hurdlers Berwyn Price and Sharon Colyear, Geoff Capes (men's shot put), Meg Ritchie (women's discus) and Tessa Sanderson (women's javelin). The main international track and field competition for the United Kingdom that year was the 1978 European Athletics Championships. Two athletes at the UK event won individual
Alexandra Bell (athlete) under 2 minutes at the British Milers’ Club Grand Prix. In July 2018, Bell was not selected for the 800 metre event at the 2018 European Championships, despite having run faster than two of the athletes selected. Alexandra Bell (athlete) Alexandra Bell (born 4 November 1992) is a British athlete who competed for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Bell competes for Pudsey & Bramley Athletics Club. In 2016, Bell competed at her first Diamond League fixture, finishing seventh, and was the fifth fastest British 800 metres runner. In 2018, she competed for the first time