Woods sets Games record to claim gold for Scotland

Melanie Woods, Commonwealth Games champion.

"Sounds pretty cool, doesn't it?" said the Scot after posting a blistering championship record to win the 1500m T54 at Scotstoun on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old from Glasgow spent a significant amount of time in the spinal unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital not far from the the stadium recovering after being hit by a car while riding her bike in Inverness in 2018.

And that only made the occasion even more special as she was presented with a first ever major gold.

"This feels like a special one," she told BBC Sport. "I heard the roar of the crowd even just in the warm-up laps. I was trying to absorb it and trying to use the energy.

So it felt cool to hear that coming down the home straight, and it definitely gave me an extra boost just coming to the finish line."

"I was definitely trying to absorb every moment of that."

Woods returns to the Scotstoun track on Friday for the 400m event. After that, she can celebrate.