The competitors want to enforce the additional inclusion of the 50km track in the program of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Six female athletes, including world champion Ines discipline Ines Henriques, appealed to CAS Sports Arbitration. It is not clear when the CAS will address this issue. According to the AFP agency, the appeal against the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was registered by the arbitration in early April. "So far no hearing date has been set for this case," the arbitration said. The Women's Fifty has been on the program of athletics championships since the 2017 World Cup in London.