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Melanie Woods admits her hectic World Championship schedule took its toll after narrowly missing out on a hat-trick of medals in New Delhi. ‌

The Scottish wheelchair racer, 31, fell just short of following up her T54 1500m and 800m bronzes over 400m with a fourth-place finish at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. ‌

Woods, who had never won a major medal before this week, finished closely behind American Hannah Dederick as Belgian Lea Bayekula grabbed gold ahead of China’s Zhou Zhaoqian. ‌

But she took huge pride from her performances and insists she has more to give after proving she can mix it with the big guns.

“I wanted more from it, but I knew it was going to be tough,” she said. READ MORE: Melanie Woods reveals new ambition after second world medal in three days

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