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Physical education and the corresponding subject in educational programs are traditionally considered as the tools for mastering skills directly related to sport and its certain disciplines. Meanwhile, within the competency-based education approach, physical education can be understood in a much wider context, as a source of development of soft skills and even cognitive abilities. This article considers the preconditions and several country cases of integration of the competency-based approach into the physical education curricula.

The purpose of the study is to substantiate the need and expediency of supplementing the competence of international activities with the competence of public sports diplomacy of specialists in physical culture and sports for productive participation in the implementation of international sports cooperation programs.

Analysis of topics of scientific research works conducted in educational institutions of higher education and dissertation research on the issues of physical education of students and student sports was carried out. Systematization of research topics for 2014–2022 was done. It has been established that the vast majority of studies are devoted to physical education. The most common areas are the development of training programs for professionally applied physical training and using means of various sports and physical activity.

The development of modern technologies leads to transformation of all the spheres of society, including sports. One of the key trends of recent years is emergence and fast spread of high-tech (innovative) sports, where digital technologies are embedded directly into the process of competition, such as phygital (combined functional and digital) sport, drone (unmanned aircraft) racing, sports programming and others. These sports are now bringing together people of different ages and interests.

The article presents results of a sociological study “Student sports: opportunities and prospects”, which was conducted by the Center for Sociological Research “14–35” in 2022. Total number of respondents was 7,647 respondents. The sample was divided into 3 categories, where respondents were offered to answer questions on various aspects of the student sports development.

The article is devoted to current problems of human resources potential development of educational departments of physical culture and sports in higher educational institutions, reflected in the Strategy for Physical Culture and Sports Development in the Russian Federation until 2030 and in the Concept for the Student Sport Development in the Russian Federation until 2025.

The article provides a brief overview of key normative legal acts, actors and mechanisms for the implementation of international youth cooperation in the Russian Federation including in the field of mass sports. The existing experience in organizing youth exchanges in the field of mass sports and the possibility of its replication in modern political conditions is analyzed. In conclusion, recommendations are given for the further development of youth exchanges in the field of mass sports.