Albury's Eliza Ault-Connell has used the World Para Athletics Championships as an 'experiment' for next year's Tokyo Games.
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The wheelchair racer grabbed a bronze in one of her favoured events, the 400m (T54), and also snared top eight finishes in the other four races, ranging from 100m to 5000.
Prior to Dubai, Ault-Connell's last world championships medal was in The Netherlands in 2006 before starting a family.
"For my first major event back I was super delighted," the mother-of-three said.
"We went in very ambitious with multiple events which, ordinarily, you wouldn't do, but I wanted to get a bit of a feel for what I want to be aiming at for Tokyo.
We went in very ambitious with multiple events which, ordinarily, you wouldn't do, but I wanted to get a bit of a feel for what I want to be aiming at for Tokyo ... two to three events is a pretty realistic mark."
- Eliza Ault-Connell
"It was designed to get a sense of what the girls are doing, how the races go and really get a feel for the events.
"I'll be sitting down with my coach this week and we'll be making decisions about where we want to look.
"Two to three events is a pretty realistic mark."
Along with the 400m, Ault-Connell will also tackle the 800, but is uncertain whether to contest the 100 or 1500.
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The 38-year-old took away a number of pointers from her five events.
"Our bodies are physically ready to race, but being prepared and knowing how the race will be contested, whether it will be a fast race, a tactical race, it's just getting that experience by doing more racing," she said.
"Tactically that's an area I potentially need to work on, a couple of things early we've identified.
"I do all my training essentially on my own, we can see that as a strength, but it's also a downfall in terms of race craft, drafting skills, tactical skills, I need to lift the game a little bit.
"That will mean time up in Canberra with my coach and training in a small group.
"If we all work together, the stronger we are essentially.
"As much as the girls are my competition, I want them to race at their best and I want to race at my best, that's the best competition you can get."
And Ault-Connell will be fine-tuning for the Paralympics in race conditions.
"I'll be doing the World Marathon Majors again next year and next week I'm heading off for the Singapore marathon.
"You can't replicate that race experience."
