The funding will be shared by four sports - cycling, triathlon, wrestling and target shooting - with cycling taking the majority of the money.

 

Sportscotland chair Louise Martin said: "With the selection period for 2010 under way it is more important than ever to ensure that Scottish sports receive the funding and support they need to deliver on the world stage.

 

"However, our investment will also ensure that this key group of sports continues to develop on towards 2014, and indeed beyond.

 

"The programmes supported through our investment of £1,139,490 will provide more opportunities for Scots to participate in healthy, active lifestyles and to realise their own potential, up to the highest level."

 

Sports Minister Shona Robison said: "This funding will not only ensure our athletes can continue to develop and be the very best they can be on the international stage, it will also encourage and enable more people to take up sport and physical activity as part of their daily lives."

 

The athletes who are to represent Scotland in 2010 are already in the system but a new talent ID initiative has been launched to discover the next generation of sporting stars.

 

Headed up by Tony Stanger at the sportscotland institute of sport, Gold4Glasgow recently held its first talent ID event.

 

Girls aged 16-27 were invited to participate in an open day to identify athletes from a range of sports with the potential to succeed in cycling.

 

Jackie Davidson, the chief executive of Scottish Cycling, said: "The increased investment from sportscotland will support the ongoing development of cycling across the whole sporting pathway from grassroots to elite.

 

"It is an extremely exciting time for the sport as we continue to build strong partnerships with local clubs, volunteers, local authorities and key agencies in each of our regions.

 

The profile of cycling has never been higher and the opportunities to engage with the sport can only be increased through the investment provided by sportscotland."