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World championships that are staged a year after an Olympics often produce unusual results.<\/p>\n
Great Britain won one gold, four silvers and five bronze medals on the track in Paris, but just a year later that medal tally has halved.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on Tokyo, Jessica Ennis-Hill said: “We talk about the year after an Olympics being a funny year, whether that’s through injuries or changes.<\/p>\n
“We expected a few more opportunities and we’ve come away with five medals which we’ve got to celebrate because they were fantastic performances.<\/p>\n
“But we can’t get away from the fact we’ve not taken a gold from these championships and that’s tough.”<\/p>\n
Jenny Meadows, coach of 800m medallists Hunter Bell and Hodgkinson, agreed.<\/p>\n
“Sometimes you can get lulled into that false sense of security thinking ‘we’re there and consistent and we can keep doing it’.”<\/p>\n
Precedent suggests there is some cause for concern. <\/p>\n
Only at the 2004, 2008 and 2024 Olympics did GB get more medals than they did from the world championships that took place a year after the previous Olympics.<\/p>\n
This article is the latest from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything<\/i><\/a> team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n