Zada represented the IOC Refugee Olympic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The 26-year-old was granted asylum in France in 2017, where she has been training after years of disapproval for cycling in her native Afghanistan.   

Track and field star Allyson Felix of the United States, British triathlete Alistair Brownlee and Nigerian-born Canadian sprinter Oluseyi Smith are the other stars who have joined the Athletes’ Commission.  

Felix has seven gold medals from five Olympic Games and is a member of the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee Athletes’ Commission.

She announced her retirement at the World Athletics Championships that conduced in Oregon last week.

Brownlee won gold medals for Britain at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The 34-year-old is also part of the Athletes’ Commission of the European Olympic Committees and is a member on the Athlete Advisory Committee at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Smith has participated in the Summer and Winter Olympics for Canada.

He was part of the 4x100m athletics relay at London 2012 and finished fourth in the four-man bobsleigh at Pyeongchang 2018.

IOC President Thomas Bach appointed the four athletes after consulting with IOC Athletes’ Commission chair Emma Terho.

All appointments were made in accordance with IOC regulations to ensure balance between genders, regions and sports.

After the latest additions, the IOC Athletes’ Commission now have 14 women and nine men, with each of them allowed to serve a term of up to eight years.  

"Athletes are at the very heart of the Olympic Movement, and it is therefore essential that their voices are heard within the IOC," said Bach.

"Those voices must be as diverse as possible.

"The appointment of these four new members of the Athletes’ Commission complements the outstanding skills and experience of the Commission and ensures we have great representation across different sports and regions of the world.

"We look forward to working with each of them in the years ahead as they play a vital role in representing the interests of the global athlete community."

Recently, French biathlete Martin Fourcade and Alpine skier Frida Hansdotter of Sweden were appointed to the Athletes’ Commission during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Athletes’ Commission chair Terho said she is looking forward to working with the latest appointments.

"Together with my fellow Commission members, we are very much looking forward to working together with Allyson, Alistair, Oluseyi and Masomah," Terho said.

"They will bring invaluable expertise and input to the Commission from athletes in their sports and regions, ensuring that we represent the voice of athletes around the world."