Six Scottish athletes have been picked as part of Team GB's contingent heading to Brazil for September's Paralympics.

Rio de Janeiro will host the event which will see Jo Butterfield, Libby Clegg, Samantha Kinghorn, Maris Lyle, Derek Rae and Stef Reid all compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

'It takes an enormous amount of hard work to ensure selection for the Paralympics and these athletes have to be very highly ranked in world terms in order to be selected," director of coaching Roger Harkins said.

'With 15 selected for the Olympics, we are looking at 21 Scottish athletes in total heading for Rio this summer to compete at the very highest level possible.

"It will be great for those athletes to experience that in Brazil."

Here are how Scotland's six athletes have made it to this summer's Paralympics and some background on their careers to date.

Butterfield will compete in the club and discus throw in Rio de Janeiro, representing Great Britain. The 37-year-old, who is paralysed from the waist down after being diagnosed with a spinal tumour, won gold at last year's IPC World Championships will now be looking to add to her medal haul in Brazil this summer.

Having represented Great Britain in the pool at the 2008 Paralympics and Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Clegg is something of an experienced athlete. After winning silver medals in the 100m T12 in both 2008 and 2012 Clegg has her sights set on a gold this time.

Kinghorn picked up three gold medals in wheelchair racing at the 2014 IPC European Championships, collecting a bronze at the IPC World Championships in Doha last year. A member of the Glasgow disability sports club Red Star, the 20-year-old is a medal hope for Team GB at the 2016 Paralympic Games this summer.

The 16-year-old from Dunbar in East Lothian will be one of the youngest athletes taken to Brazil by Team GB this summer. However, the sprinter is already a world champion having won gold in the 100m relay at last year's IPC World Championships in Doha. This will be her first Paralympic Games, however

Rae will compete in the marathon event for Team GB this summer. The Kirkaldy runner was involved in a serious motor cycle accident in 2010 which left him with serious injuries down the right side of his body. Now he has represented his country at the IPC World Championships and will make amends for missing out on the 2012 Paralympics by competing in Rio de Janeiro.

Born in New Zealand to a Scottish father and English mother, Reid actually represented Canada at the 2008 Paralympic Games, but switched to Team GB for the 2012 Paralympics in London, where she picked up a silver medal. Despite not qualifying for the Commonwealth Games two years ago Reid won gold in the long jump at the 2014 IPC World Championships and is a medal hope for Great Britain and Northern Ireland this summer.