Premier League football clubs are to introduce thousands of youngsters to Olympic sports such as badminton, judo, table tennis and volleyball.

The Premier League 4 Sport scheme will see all 20 top-flight clubs linking up with community sports clubs to help attract young people in their local areas.

The £3.8m scheme was launched by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, culture secretary Andy Burnham and Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore at an event at the Tottenham Hotspur training ground in Chigwell.

"This initiative is great news for young people and communities and will help get thousands more teenagers participating in sports over the next few years," said PM Gordon Brown.

"It will build on our goal to get young people doing five hours of sport a week," said PM Gordon Brown."

Each Premier League club will be linked to four community sport clubs in their local area which will work in partnership with the football club.

The 80 community sport clubs will be linked to four secondary schools in the area creating a total of 320 satellite clubs. Each Premier League club will appoint a project co-ordinator who will manage the scheme locally and work with clubs and school sports departments to maximise opportunities for young people.