SportAccord is the world's premier annual event at the service of sport at the six-day event in Russia is expected to attract around 2,000 delegates from over 80 countries in addition to around 200 media representatives.

Austrade are a Silver Partner of SportAccord Convention and as part of the deal, will this year stage The Business Club presented by Australia Unlimited.

It comes with over 20 Australian firms set to attend the Convention in the Russian city who will be looking to promote their sporting expertise.

"The skill profiles of Australian firms are broad but deep," said Austrade's Senior Trade Commissioner in Russia Ian Wing.

"They include bidding and planning, venue design and construction, as well as services such as event staging and operations management.

"The great thing about SportAccord Convention is it brings together all the major global players in the industry.

"If you are planning a major sports event, you really need to be there."

Since the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics, Australian major sporting event specialists have been involved with the organising committees or sporting bodies of over 40 of the world's major events.

Almost 50 Australian companies completed projects for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics which included the development and project management for the Athlete' Village in Stratford, the building the iconic pink and blue synthetic hockey pitch and the innovative engineering behind the Olympic Cauldron.

"This is a great opportunity for delegates from nations hosting some of the biggest major sporting events in the next few years," said SportAccord Convention's managing director Nis Hatt.

"They will be able to meet Australian specialists, who represent some of the best in the sports event business.

"They will also be able to use Austrade's extremely useful app, Track Record, which provides a comprehensive guide to Australian major sporting event providers."

Austrade's business programme has been supporting the major sporting event industry since the Sydney 2000 Olympics, where it hosted over 15,000 guests.

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