Jose Sanchez
Research expert covering society, economy, & politics for Latin America
Sport in Scotland - statistics & facts
Scotland is one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom (UK) with a distinctive culture, including its own language, customs, politics, holidays, music and sport. Sport in Scotland is managed by the organization sportscotland. Established in 1972, sportscotland distributes governmental resources for the development and promotion of sport and physical activity in Scotland. Under sportscotland, there are a range of sport-specific governing bodies, such as the Scottish Rugby Union and Scottish Rugby League for the sport of rugby, for example. In 2016/17, sportscotland invested approximately 21 million British pounds of government grants and lottery funds, with aquatics, football and golf receiving the largest single investments of any sport.
