London 2012 gold medallists Mickey Bushell, Aled Davies and Josie Pearson also feature on the line-up, which in total includes 28 podium finishers from last summer's Games, for the showpiece event which is due to take in Lyon on July 19 until 28.

T34 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres world record holder Cockroft will compete in France as a double Paralympic and world champion with her sights firmly set on retaining those titles.

"It's obviously a massive honour to be named on the British and Northern Ireland team for Lyon and representing my country in my first major championships since Games," said the 20-year-old.

"We had a really strong team spirit last year at the London Games, so I'm looking forward to competing with some of the team from London again and seeing how everyone's progressed.

"My personal target is to stay double world champion after winning the 100m and 200m in 2011 and hopefully post some quick times out there.


Also doubling up in the sprints is reigning T12 100m world champion Libby Clegg, who is looking to defend her crown, as well as bettering the 200m bronze she picked up two years ago in Christchurch, New Zealand.

F44 discus thrower Dan Greaves, holder of a gold, a bronze and two silver Paralympic medals, also heads to France as the defending champion, while Nathan Stephens will be looking to repeat his 2011 gold-medal winning performance in the F57 javelin, as the 25-year-old also lines up in the discus.

London 2012 F44 long jump silver medallist Stef Reid will be looking to improve on her bronze medal placing two years ago, while last summer's bronze medal-winning T35-T38 4x100m team of Olivia Breen, Beth Woodward, Jenny McLoughlin and Katrina Hart will reunite for the race, as well as competing in their individual events.

Sophie Kamlish - the youngest member of the British athletics team at London 2012 at the age of 16, will line up in the T44 100m and 200m, while Sophia Warner, a double medallist in 2011, will compete in the T35 100m and 200m.


Rio 2016 Paralympic medal hopes Jonathan Broom-Edwards, Sophie Hahn, Scott Jones, Andrew Kaar, Erin McBride, Holly Neill, Georgina Oliver, Laura Sugar and Lee Whiteley also feature on the team heading to Lyon.

"There's an exciting blend of young talent and experienced athletes in the team and hopefully this is the building block for 2016," British Athletics Paralympic head coach Paula Dunn explained.

"London 2012 was a great year for the Paralympic Movement with more stars emerging onto the world stage, I'm confident that we will see some more come through in Lyon at the IPC World Athletics Championships.

"We've seen some great performances already this year, with some of the guys posting some quick times and big throws.

"Our last competition before the Worlds is next week in Birmingham, at the Sainsbury's IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final, and it will be a great way for our athletes to take stock of the competition before heading out to Lyon."

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