Four medals from familiar faces and some hugely encouraging performances from generation next headed by teen sensation Gout Gout were the highlights for Australia at the Tokyo world championships.
While the final medal haul of four - headed by Nicola Olyslagers' clutch high jump gold on the final day - didn't match the seven medals won at the Paris Olympics and six at the 2023 world titles, there were extenuating circumstances.
Injury meant Olympic gold medallist Nina Kennedy didn't get the chance to defend her pole vault world title in a final in Tokyo which didn't reach any great heights.
