A total of 34 contracts have been won by city firms compared with 38 worth almost £64 million ($99 million) going to businesses elsewhere in the country.

It means more than 82 per cent of contracts relating to the Glasgow Games have been awarded to Scottish firms, with a total value of £131 million ($203 million).

The figures were revealed in the first report giving an annual update on delivering a legacy from the Games.

As well as winning work at the 2014 event, Scottish firms have also been competing for contracts for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Almost 100 companies from north of the border have won a total of 126 Olympic-related contracts.

Scottish Sports Minister Shona Robison said it was, "very encouraging," Scottish firms had won so many of the contracts.

With the report promising, "substantial contract opportunities to come," Robison urged as many firms as possible to bid for business.

She said: "With the Games just four years away, there is a huge focus on how we can create a lasting legacy and ensure that the Games touch the lives of people and communities across the whole of Scotland."

She said using the sporting event to inspire Scots to become more active was, "key to the Scottish Government's ambitions for legacy".

To help achieve this the Government has already started to establish community sports hubs.

Robison said: "The next few years will also provide an extraordinary opportunity for Scotland's young people who are already settling into their roles as youth legacy ambassadors.

"The Games will only be a success if they are about people and communities."