SELL Student Games


SELL Student Games is a multi-sport event that is open for all university and college students all over the world. The name of the games is according to the first letters of the hosting countries – Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – in their respective languages.
The principles of the games are that everyone can participate and therefore the event combines top sports and joyful student event. Nowadays the games gather around 1800–2000 students.

Events

The main disciplines of the games are athletics, swimming, orienteering, judo and chess as individual events. Basketball, volleyball football and floorball / unihockey are as team events. Also tennis, badminton, table tennis, wrestling, ultimate, aesthetic group gymnastics and ice-hockey has appeared in the games.

History

In 1923 student organizations of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania established an extensive co-operation agreement, which resulted in first regional student competition for the university students of the respective countries in Tartu, Estonia. The competitions lasted until 1940 when the last winter games were held before the ties between Baltic States were severed by World War II. During this period there were organized separately summer games, winter games and chess tournaments.
After Baltic States became independent again the tradition of competition was restored in a meeting held 21.4. 1997, and the SELL Games were organized in 1998 in Tartu. The competition has been open to all university students around the world since then.

Hosts

SELL summer games

YearHost
I1923Tartu, Estonia
II1924Riga, Latvia
III1926Helsinki, Finland
IV1929Kaunas, Lithuania
V1930Tallinn, Estonia
VI1931Riga, Latvia
VII1932Helsinki, Finland
VIII1933Kaunas, Lithuania
IX1934Tartu, Estonia
X1935Riga, Latvia
XI1936Helsinki, Finland
XII1937Kaunas, Lithuania
XIII1938Tartu, Estonia
XIV1939Riga, Latvia
1940–1997Not held
XV1998Tartu, Estonia
XVI1999Kaunas, Lithuania
XVII2000Jelgava, Latvia
XVIII2002Tartu, Estonia
XIX2003Kaunas, Lithuania
XX2004Tampere, Finland
XXI2005Riga, Latvia
XXII2006Tartu, Estonia
XXIII2007Kaunas, Lithuania
XXIV2008Espoo, Finland
XXV2009Jelgava, Latvia
XXVI2010Tartu, Estonia
XXVII2011Kaunas, Lithuania
XXVIII2012Espoo, Finland
XXIX2013Riga, Latvia
XXX2014Tartu, Estonia
XXXI2015Kaunas, Lithuania
XXXII2016Tampere, Finland
XXXIII2017Riga, Latvia
XXXIV2018Tartu, Estonia

SELL winter games

YearHost
I1929Riga, Latvia
II1931Helsinki, Finland
III1933Kaunas, Lithuania
IV1935Riga & Sigulda, Latvia
V1938Zarasai, Lithuania
VI1940Otepää, Estonia

SELL chess tournaments

YearHost
I1937Riga, Latvia
II1938Tartu, Estonia
III1939Helsinki, Finland

Records

has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition.

Men's athletics

Women's athletics