Commonwealth Games star who had gold medal stripped from her wins title for second time

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Commonwealth Games star Melanie Woods has won the women's 1500m T54 gold medal for the second time after her initial victory was stripped.The Scottish wheelchair racer had already triumphed on Wednesday evening, setting a new Games record in the process.But after para-athletics officials ordered the final to be restaged following appeals related to a collision on the opening lap, Woods was forced to do it all over again on Thursday.She duly delivered, surpassing her own record with a time nearly a second quicker than her first victory.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The home crowd roared her down the finishing straight as she secured a gold medal that, this time, she could finally keep."I'm happy, I'm excited, but it feels like relief, to be honest," Woods told the BBC."It's created a bit of a storyline, and I feel like people have been following for the plot, so I'm just happy to be able to do it again."In the restaged final, Woods seized control from the gun and never relinquished...

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