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Felix, Alistair Brownlee among four appointed to IOC Athletes' Commission

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Olympians Allyson Felix, Alistair Brownlee, Oluseyi Smith and Masomah Ali Zada have joined the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a group that serves as a link between the athletes and the IOC, the body said on Wednesday.All four were appointed by IOC President Thomas Bach and can serve a term of up to eight years on the Commission, a body that lends a voice to athletes and takes into account their viewpoints on Olympic decisions.

Brownlee won Olympic gold twice in the triathlon for Britain and already serves as a member of the Athletes' Commission of the European Olympic Committees.

He is also on the Athlete Advisory Committee of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games."It's an honour to be appointed to the IOC Athletes' Commission.

I am a product of the Olympic movement; watching the first ever Olympic Triathlon in Sydney inspired me to dream and work hard towards those dreams," Brownlee said."It will be a privilege to represent the athletes of the Olympic movement and play a small part in helping to realise the dreams of more young people."American sprinter Felix, one of the most decorated female athletes in Olympic track and field historey, won 11 medals at the Olympics - including seven golds.She retyred after the World Athletics Championships which were held in Eugene, Oregon, this month, where she helped the United States win the 4x400m gold.Ali Zada, who is from Afghanistan, is the first refugee athlete on the Commission.A cyclist who was with the IOC Refugee Olympic Team at the Tokyo Games, she had endured harassment as a woman cycling in Afghanistan.

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