Scotland athlete and former Dingwall Academy teacher Melanie Woods narrowly misses out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Published: 21:00, 05 August 2022
Register for free to read more of the latest local news. It's easy and will only take a moment.
Former Dingwall Academy physical education teacher Melanie Woods narrowly missed out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games.
The Scotland athlete finished in fourth place in the T53/54 1500m final at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on Thursday.
Woods crossed the line in a time of three minutes 56.52 seconds. She was three seconds behind race winner Madison de Rozario of Australia in 3:53.03. Angela Ballard of Australia was second in a time of 3.53.30 with Sammi Kinghorn of Scotland third in a time of 3:53.38.