HALESOWEN'S Jordanne Whiley has been selected for Great Britain's Rio Paralympic team.

She was among ten wheelchair tennis players named by the British Paralympic Association (BPA) today from New Palace Yard under Big Ben in the Houses of Parliament.

At London 2012, Whiley won her first Paralympic medal as she claimed bronze in the women’s doubles alongside Lucy Shuker.

Since her home Games, Whiley has gone on to notch up seven Grand Slam doubles titles including the 2015 Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles crowns, as well as being the 2015 US Open Singles Champion.

More recently she won the 2016 Roland Garros Doubles tournament for the second time and was a semi-finalist in the singles.

Whiley said: “I'm delighted to be selected for Rio. This will be my third Paralympic Games and this is the one where I will be looking to bring home two gold medals. I've been working so hard for the last four years for this moment, so I fully intend to grab it with two hands.”

In the men’s equivalent category, the selected players include Gordon Reid, currently ranked world number three and recent winner of the 2016 Australian Open men’s singles event.