1. The parties

1.1 Mrs Zivile Balciunaite (hereafter the Appellant) is a long-distance, especially marathon runner and is affiliated with the Lithuanian Athletics Federation (LAF).

1.2 The Lithuanian Athletics Federation (LAF or First Respondent) is the national athletics federation, seated in Lithuania. It is a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

1.3 The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF or Second Respondent) is the international federation governing athletics on a worldwide basis and being domiciled in Monaco.