The three-time gold medallist from London 2012 was one of the stars of the team trials, which drew to a close in Charlotte yesterday.

She earned five victories in total across the T54 100 metres, 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5,000m events.

The 27-year-old is scheduled to compete in seven races at Rio 2016 and is aiming to becoming the first athlete to triumph in every distance at a Paralympics, 

McFadden is due to be joined by her sister Hannah McFadden at the Games, with Amanda McGrory, Susannah Scaroni and Cheri Madsen also set to compete in T54 competitions.

Ray Martin headlines the men’s team after his stunning performances at London 2012, where he claimed four gold medals in T52 sprint competitions to emerge as the most decorated American man on the track.

The American team will be hopeful of surpassing their tally of nine gold, six silver and 13 bronze medals from London 2012.

Jeremy Campbell and Shirley Reilly are among other athletes returning to the team.

Campbell triumphed in the men’s F44 discus four-years ago and Shirley Reilly claimed the gold medal in the women’s T54 marathon.

Cassie Mitchell, diagnosed with leukaemia in April, has been selected in the team after producing a stunning performance at the trials to lower her own women’s T51 100m world record.

After his success at the trials, Lex Gillette will hope to earn his maiden Paralympic title in the T11 long jump, having finished as the silver medallist at the last three editions of the Paralympics.

Jarryd Wallace will expect to challenge for a podium place in the men’s T44 100m after he narrowly missed out on breaking the world record for the distance yesterday.

He will be joined in the event by Blake Leeper, who returned from a one-year doping suspension for cocaine in June.

The team includes 40 men and 26 women, with three guides for visually impaired athletes joining the squad.