Digitalization and Digital Transformation in the Field of Russian Sports: Prospects for Legal Regulation in the Context of the Transition to a Digital Economy

This article analyzes the prospects for improving the legal regulation of digitalization and digital transformation in the field of sports of the Russian Federation. The trends in these social relations, the prerequisites for digitalization and digital transformation in sports are determined. The main approaches to digital transformation in the context of the consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic are analyzed. The stages of development the digital transformation of sports are considered through the assessment of regulatory directions for their implementation. The approaches to regulating the field of sports through various legal structures are analyzed, in particular, the analysis of the use of "Lex sportiva" for the purposes of digitalization of sports is given. This paper concludes that it is permissible to apply special legal regimes to test the mechanisms of digital transformation in the field of sports, but on a limited scale. The paper concludes that there are trends in the transition of legislation in the field of sports from the “Lex sportiva” concept to the formation of a stable regulatory framework that is associated with proven legal structures. It is proved that the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 07.02.2024 No. 264-р "On approval of the strategic direction in the field of digital transformation of physical culture and sports until 2030" has become the main regulatory act in the field of digitalization and digital transformation of sports, which is synchronized with other strategic documents of the Russian Federation in the field of digitalization and sports.