Great Britain will send a team of 212 athletes to the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and compete in 18 of the 20 sports.
In Athens four years ago, GB finished second to China in the medals table with 94 medals, including 35 golds.
Selection is now complete for the GB team for this year's Games, which will take place from 6-17 September.
ARCHERY
Men: Mick Beard (Cornwall), Paul Browne (Hertford), John Cavanagh (London), Mike Karaphillides (Luton), Fred Stevens (Leicestershire), John Stubbs (Warrington).
Women: Danielle Brown (Skipton), Pippa Britton (Newport, South Wales), Mel Clarke (Norwich), Kay Lucas (Ludlow), Kate Murray (Hawick), Kathy Smith (Oxford).
GB archery team named
ATHLETICS
Men: Brian Alldis (Suffolk - T54 800/1500/5000m/marathon), Graeme Ballard (Lancs - T36 100/200/400m), Mickey Bushell (Shropshire - T53 100/200m), Kenny Churchill (Loughborough - F37 javelin), Michael Churm (Manchester - T37 100/200m), Danny Crates (Essex - T46 800m), Martin Crutchley (W. Midlands - F38 shot), Neil Fachie (Scotland - T13 100/200m), David Gale (Merseyside - F51 discus), Danny Greaves (Leicester - F44 discus), Ian Jones (Manchester - T44 200/400m), Chris Martin (Notts - F33 discus), John McFall (Cardiff - T42 100m), Stephen Miller (Newcastle - F32 club/discus), Kieron Murphy (W Midlands - F32 club), Daniel Nobbs (Norfolk - F54 shot), Stephen Payton (Tyneside - T38 200/400m), Ben Rushgrove (Bath - T36 100/200m), Richard Schabel (Surrey - F51 club/discus), Nathan Stephens (Wales - F57 shot/discus/javelin), Dave Weir (Surrey - T54 400/800/1500/5000m/marathon), Danny West (Nottingham - F34 discus/shot)
Women: Hollie Arnold (NE Lincs - F46 javelin), Kate Arnold (Newport - T46 100/200m), Rebecca Chin (Wales - F44 Shot/Discus), Libby Clegg (Scotland - T12 100/200m), Sophie Hancock (Loughborough - F40 shot/discus), Katrina Hart (Worcs - T37 100/200m), Tracey Hinton (Cardiff - T11 100/200/400m), Beverley Jones (Cheshire - F37 shot/discus), Jenny McLoughlin (Chepstow - T37 100/200m), Kim Minett (Hants - F40 shot) Gemma Prescott (Loughborough - F32 shot/discus) Hazel Simpson (T36 100/200m), Claire Williams (Loughborough - F12 discus), Shelly Woods (Blackpool - T54 800/1500/5000m/marathon).
GB select Beijing athletics squad
BASKETBALL
Men: Joe Bestwick (Nottingham), Andy Blake (Bucks), Simon Brown (London), Matt Byrne (Nottingham), Terry Bywater (Redcar), Peter Finbow (Dewsbury), Jon Hall (Chesterfield), Kevin Hayes (Rotherham), Abdi Jama (Liverpool), Simon Munn (Staffs), Ade Orogbemi (Liverpool), Jon Pollock (Wigan). Reserves: Ghaz Choudhry, Dan Highcock, Ian Sagar.
Women: Jill Fox (Sheffield), Helen Freeman (Watford), Joanne Harper (Sheffield), Caroline Maclean (Suffolk), Caroline Matthews (Cardiff), Pauline McDonald (Southampton), Wendy Smith (Essex), Clare Strange (High Wycombe), Louise Sugden (Berkshire), Helen Turner (Surrey), Sally Wager (Northants), Ann Wild (Ilford). Reserves: Paula Johnson, Laurie Williams.
GB pick Beijing basketball sides
BOCCIA
Daniel Bentley (Essex), Nigel Murray (Leamington Spa), Zoe Robinson (Bury), David Smith (Southampton)
Quartet named in GB boccia squad
CYCLING
Mark Bristow (Southampton), Jody Cundy (Swansea), Anthony Kappes (Derbyshire) (pilot rider Barney Storey), Darren Kenny (Bournemouth), Aileen McGlynn (Glasgow) (pilot rider Ellen Hunter), Rachel Morris (Surrey), Simon Richardson (Wales), David Stone (Leeds), Sarah Storey (Manchester), Rik Waddon (Manchester).
Champions head GB cycling squad
FENCING
Lee Fawcett (Middlesbrough)
FOOTBALL
Five-a-side
Aj Ahmed (Worcester), Andrew Briant (Birmingham), Dave Clarke (Harpenden), Lee Greatbatch (Worcester), Jonathan Gribbin (Wales), Simon Hill (Wolverhampton), Daniel James (Exeter), William Norman (Worcester), Jonathan Pugh (Hereford), Kerryn Seal (Worcester)
Seven-a-side
Michael Barker (Liverpool), Matthew Dimbylow (Cheshire), Matthew Ellis (Essex), Richard Fox (Hertfordshire), Keiran Martin (Scotland), Graeme Paterson (Scotland), Jonathan Paterson (Scotland), Jordan Raynes (Manchester), Mark Robertson (Scotland), Leon Taylor, Wayne Ward (Manchester), Michael Wilson (Essex)
GB select Beijing football teams
JUDO
Ian Rose (High Wycombe) -100kg, Sam Ingram (Edinburgh) -90kg, Darren Harris (Bristol) -66kg, Ben Quilter (Brighton) -60kg.
Rose to lead Paralympic judo team
PARA-EQUESTRIAN DRESSAGE
Grade Ia: Sophie Christiansen (Ascot) on Lambrusco III, Anne Dunham (Wiltshire) on Teddy. Grade Ib: Ricky Balshaw (Shropshire) on Deacon's Giorgi, Lee Pearson (Staffordshire) on Gentleman. Grade II: Felicity Coulthard (Lancashire) on Roffelaar. Grade III: Deborah Criddle (Taunton) on Pavaroti, Simon Laurens (Gloucestershire) on Ocean Diamond
Britain's Para-equestrian dressage team named
POWERLIFTING
Men: Jason Irving (Manchester), Ali Jawad (London), Anthony Peddle (Northampton)
Women: Natalie Blake (Newark)
Powerlifters earn Beijing calls
ROWING
Men's arms only single scull: Tom Aggar (London)
Women's arms only single scull: Helene Raynsford (Surrey)
Legs, trunk and arms mixed coxed four: Vicky Hansford (Surrey), Alastair McKean (Kent), James Morgan (Kent), Naomi Riches (London). Cox: Alan Sherman (London)
Trunk and arms mixed double scull: James Roberts (Swansea), Karen Cromie (Belfast)
Rowers target Paralympic success
RUGBY
Alan Ash (Wolverhampton), Andy Barrow (London), Jonathan Coggan (Chelmsford), Troye Collins (Notts), Justin Frishberg (Harrow), Bulbul Hussain (London), Ross Morrison (Hants), Steve Palmer (Kent), Josie Pearson (Hereford), Jason Roberts (Oswestry), Mandip Sehmi (Leamington Spa), Paul Shaw (Birmingham).
Pearson named in GB rugby squad
SAILING
SKUD-18 class: Alexandra Rickham (Epsom, Surrey) and Niki Birrell (Knutsford, Cheshire).
British Sonar crew: John Robertson (Sunderland), Hannah Stodel (West Mersea, Essex) and Stephen Thomas (Bridgend, South Wales).
2.4m R one-person keelboat: Helena Lucas (Southampton).
Britain name Beijing sailing team
SHOOTING
James Bevis (Hereford), Deanna Coates (Hampshire), Nathan Milgate (Kent), Matt Skelhon (Peterborough)
GB select Beijing shooting team
SWIMMING
Men: James Anderson (Broxburn), Gareth Duke (Cwmbran), Graham Edmunds (Swansea), David Ellis (Derbyshire), Jonathan Fox (Cornwall), Sean Fraser (Midlothian), Sam Hynd (Mansfield), Sascha Kindred (Hereford), Dervis Konuralp (Hackney), Andrew Lindsay (Cowdenbeath), Simon Miller (Manchester), David Roberts (Cardiff), Anthony Stephens (Swansea), Matt Walker (Stockport), Robert Welbourn (Swansea), Matt Whorwood (Newquay).
Women: Claire Cashmore (Kidderminster), Emma Cattle (Bedfordshire), Jenny Coughlin (Swansea), Heather Frederiksen (Leigh), Kate Grey (Bristol), Rhiannon Henry (Bridgend), Charlotte Henshaw (Mansfield), Liz Johnson (Swansea), Natalie Jones (Manchester), Rachael Latham (Wigan), Nyree Lewis (Hereford), Mhairi Love (Lanarkshire), Stephanie Millward (Chippenham), Eleanor Simmonds (Swansea), Elizabeth Simpkin (Southport), Lauren Steadman (Cambridgeshire), Louise Watkin (Surrey), Danielle Watts (Oxford), Fran Williamson (Cambridge).
GB name Paralympic swimming squad
TABLE TENNIS
Men: Arnie Chan (Mansfield), Paul Karabardak (Swansea), James Rawson (Nottingham), Scott Robertson (Flintshire), Neil Robinson (Bridgend), David Wetherill (Cornwall), Will Bayley (Bristol)
Women: Sue Gilroy (Barnsley), Cathy Mitton (York), Dzaier Neil (London), Clare Robertson (Flintshire)
Neil in Beijing Paralympics squad
TENNIS
Men: Alex Jewitt (Sheffield), David Phillipson (Notts), Gordon Reid (Scotland), Kevin Simpson (Scotland)
Women: Lucy Shuker (Somerset), Jordanne Whiley (Staffordshire)
Quads: Peter Norfolk (Hampshire), Jamie Burdekin (Liverpool)
Norfolk named in GB tennis squad
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