PRIME Minister Gordon Brown launched a multi-million pound community sports project in Chigwell.
The premier unveiled the Premier League 4 sport initiative at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's training ground in Luxborough Lane, Chigwell on Friday (January 16).
Mr Brown met the club's manager Harry Redknapp and players including team captain Ledley King to launch a £3.8million scheme that will see Premier League clubs assisting Olympic sports in their local communities.
From April, all 22 clubs in English football's top flight will work closely with their local sports clubs and schools to encourage children from all backgrounds to get involved in non-traditional, club-based sports.
The aim is to get 25,000 young people to join badminton, judo, table tennis or volleyball clubs over the next three years.
Mr Brown said: "In the run up to 2012, we want to see more young people from all walks of life getting involved in sport.
"These new clubs are an excellent example of how the Olympic legacy will benefit people right across the country for years to come and how the Games can be used to inspire more people to get active."
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