The Briton, winner of a silver medal in the T35 200 metres race and bronze in the 100m at the International Paralympic Committee World Athletics Championships in Christchurch in 2011, admitted it can often be difficult for those with a disability to play sport outside of the elite level.

The 41-year-old feels Parallel London, due to staged on September 4 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, can help change that perception and urged as many people as possible to apply for a place at the event ahead of the ballot deadline on Monday (April 4).

“The London 2012 Paralympics changed everything for disability sport, the tickets sold out and it was a huge success, but it’s taken four years to get to the stage where someone has taken the step to put on an event that is truly inclusive,” Warner told magazine Sportsister.

“It will take a while to build, but there is so much interest from all sides that I am convinced it will become something massive and wonderful.

“Exactly four years on, while everyone is getting ready for the Paralympics in Rio, we’ll be having our own moment back in London.

“It will be just a couple of days before the opening ceremony, so the timing couldn’t be better.

“This event is all about competing and completing however you can, whether you need a push or you need to crawl or you need someone by your side - it’s just about getting involved and having a go in a really welcoming environment.”

Parallel London is scheduled to take place just three days before the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and will include multiple running and walking distance events, from 100 metres to 10 kilometres.

It is open to all ages and abilities and organisers have said they are encouraging entrants from people with a disability.

Organisers hope around 10,000 people will take part.

As well as the races themselves, Parallel London will feature several “environments”, which will include a range of sessions on food and drink, fitness and healthy lifestyles, family and quiet spaces and culture, art and literature.

It has been claimed that the Parallel London event is the first of its kind worldwide.

“You can’t do sport and be bad or even average at it if you have a disability - the only option is to be elite,” Warner added.

“Mass participation events are not geared up for people with a disability, it’s not intentional, but it’s just not something that is considered.”

The event costs £20 ($28/€25) for adults, £15 ($21/€19) for youths between 14 and 16 years of age and £10 ($14/€12) for children aged between five and 13.

Infants, aged up to four, are free.