Sports Programming as a Tool for Regional Development of the Digital Industry and Higher Education

Abstract-The article presents the history of the development of sports programming as a sport in Russia. The main stages of the formation of the legislative basis for this sport are given. The rationale and description of the process of training athletes in higher education institutions are given - possible traj ectories in the disciplines of “algorithmic programming” and “product programming”, the influence of the development of sports programming on improving the quality of IT education. As an example, the organization of training students in the discipline of “algorithmic programming” at the Lipetsk State Technical University is given. The activities of the Lipetsk regional branch of the All- Russian Sports Federation to popularize this sport including among students are also described.