She lost her gold — then won it again: Why Mel Woods claimed David Dixon Award

Scottish wheelchair racer Melanie Woods received the David Dixon Award for her outstanding performance. She won two gold medals in the T54 1500m and T54 400m events. Woods demonstrated remarkable resilience and sportsmanship after a controversial race rerun. She accepted the ruling with grace and won again, setting a n

Scotland's Melanie Woods wins the Commonwealth Games women's 1500m T54 for the second time in under 40 hours after streaking to victory in the restaged final.

Melanie Woods will have to win Commonwealth Games gold all over again after officials sensationally ordered her T54 1500m final to be rerun following a series of appeals. The Scot had celebrated victory on Wednesday night before learning the race would be staged again less than two days later.