World championships that are staged a year after an Olympics often produce unusual results.

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.

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.

“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.

“But we can’t get away from the fact we’ve not taken a gold from these championships and that’s tough.”

Jenny Meadows, coach of 800m medallists Hunter Bell and Hodgkinson, agreed.

“Sometimes you can get lulled into that false sense of security thinking ‘we’re there and consistent and we can keep doing it’.”

Precedent suggests there is some cause for concern.

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.

This article is the latest from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team.