UK Sport has confirmed that six Olympic sports are to receive additional funding in a bid to strengthen medal prospects at the 2012 Games.

Hockey, gymnastics, boxing, Tae Kwon Do, rowing and canoeing are the beneficiaries of the increase, which ranges from between £197,000 and £1.13m. Meanwhile, the elite sport agency has also announced an increase in funding for winter sports ahead of the 2014 Sochi Games to £11.3m.

However, skiing, snowboarding, figure skating and men's bobsleigh will receive no funding, with UK Sport now judging winter sports on the same criteria as summer sports. UK Sport chair Baroness Sue Campbell said: "Bringing winter sports in line with their summer counterparts is the final piece of the 'no compromise' jigsaw.

"Beijing showed that the UK Sport 'no compromise' approach works and it is right this is now embedded across the whole high performance system." Hugh Robertson, minister for sport and the Olympics, added: "This demonstrates our commitment to support our top athletes across a range of sports to make sure they can reach their potential."