This discussion of uniform restrictions has made me realize that I don't understand how USATF and IAAF are affiliated.
Clearly the IAAF is the organization which oversees the sport of track and field at the international level and the USATF is at the national level.
What I don't understand is how petitioning the USATF to change rules will help athletes' situations. They all still run under IAAF rules which will not change with new USATF rules.
Hopefully someone can help elucidate this for me.