The initiative, first launched in 2012, sees young athletes who have not yet been included on the Paralympic Sport Support Plan benefit from high performance training and attend national and international competitions, as a result of funding from the company.

Among the 16 athletes included on team are Asier Aguirre, Alberto Avila, Diego Sancho, Daniel Perez, Fernando Batista, Guillermo Sainz, Sara Andrés, Lia Beel and guide David Alonso.

The athletes who are all aged between 16 and 28-years-old were presented with kit and in addition to their benefits from being on the team, grants will also be awarded to coaches and clubs.

"In Liberty Seguros we have a special commitment to mainstreaming disability in society through values that embodies the sport: the effort, the spirit of competition, teamwork, the desire to improve or desire to excel features that show daily in athletes forming the team promises," said Huerta.

The selected athletes have all been included on either the Spanish Blind Sports Federation (FEDC), Disabled Physics (FEDDF) Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (FEDDI) and People with Cerebral Palsy (FEDPC) and compete in across athletic disciplines including sprints, middle distance, throwing and jumping para-athletics events.

Previous athletes to come through the scheme include Joan Munar, a double gold medallist at the 2012 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Championships in Stadskannal, The Netherlands, and Lorenzo Albaladejo, winner of two silver medals at the 2014 event in Swansea.

Following the launch of the initiative in 2012, the team has included 40 national athletes, with the aim that it will become a prerequisite for athletes in the future, before they are include on the Paralympic Sport Support Plan, which helps athletes to prepare for major international meetings, including Rio 2016.