Nowadays, with the rapid development of international events, major sports events held in China are also increasing day by day. With the booming growth of sports industry in China, the current sports translators is far from meeting the need of the accelerated development of the sports industry, nor can it satisfy the need of the sports industry market. This thesis investigated the present situation of translation talents for sports events, analyzed the reasons for the shortage of translation talents, and put forward the countermeasures to expand the relevant talents, in hope of providing a new perspective for the cultivation of translation talents for international sports events.