London mayor Boris Johnson has announced plans to more than quadruple the number of wheelchair basketball clubs across the capital and increase participation by 7,000 people.

Less than 10 per cent of disabled Londoners are believed to participate in sport on a regular basis, with the capital having one of the lowest participation rates for wheelchair basketball.

The mayor has now contributed £95,000 from the Sports Legacy Fund to the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association's programme to create seven clubs in London.

A new training initiative for officials and coaches and the development of a academy and a regional centre for the sport are also proposed under the programme.

Johnson said: "This significant investment in wheelchair basketball will deliver more clubs, more coaches and more equipment to enable many more disabled Londoners to get involved."