Australian-based athlete Kimia Yousofi is named in Afghanistan's Olympic team, to compete in the women's 100 metres. AAP, ABC News

Australian-based athlete Kimia Yousofi says she is grateful to all who have stood by her, after she was named in the Afghanistan Olympic team.

Yousofi fled Afghanistan in 2021 after the takeover by the Taliban and received safe passage to Australia from Iran.

The Afghanistan Olympic Committee operates outside the country and will send three female athletes to the Olympics for the first time.

Australian-based athlete Kimia Yousofi is named in Afghanistan's Olympic team, to compete in the women's 100 metres. AAP, ABC News