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 who all in the Baltic Sea precint – Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – in their respective languages (Finnish: Suomi, Estonian: Eesti, Latvian: Latvija, Lithuanian: Lietuva). 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 (mini) 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

Year Host
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 (cancelled)
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
XXXV2019Kaunas, Lithuania
XXXVI2020Lahti, Finland (cancelled)
2021Not held
XXXVII2022Riga, Latvia

SELL winter games

Year Host
I1929Riga, Latvia
II1931Helsinki, Finland
III1933Kaunas, Lithuania (cancelled)
IV1935Riga & Sigulda, Latvia
V1938Zarasai, Lithuania
VI1940Otepää, Estonia

SELL chess tournaments

Year Host
I1937Riga, Latvia
II1938Tartu, Estonia
III1939Helsinki, Finland

Results

2022

[1][2][3]

RankyesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Lithuania (LTU)674747161
2 Latvia (LAT)253244101
3 Estonia (EST)39618
4 Finland (FIN)3104
5 Slovakia (SVK)0101
Totals (5 entries)989097285

Records

Athletics has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition.[4]

Men's athletics

Event Record Athlete Nationality Year Games Ref
100 m 10.47 Rytis Sakalauskas  Lithuania 2010 Estonia Tartu
200 m 20.89 Rytis Sakalauskas  Lithuania 2010 Estonia Tartu
400 m 47.20 Jānis Leitis  Latvia 2010 Estonia Tartu
800 m 1:50.29 Vitalij Kozlov  Lithuania 2007 Lithuania Kaunas
1500 m 3:45.85 Dmitrijs Jurkevičs  Latvia 24 May 2013 Latvia Riga, Latvia [5]
5000 m 14:18.23 Simas Bertašius  Lithuania 20 May 2017 Latvia Riga, Latvia [6]
110 m hurdles 13.85 (+1.2 m/s) Elmo Lakka  Finland 13 May 2016 Finland Tampere, Finland [7]
400 m hurdles 52.27 Valdas Valintėlis  Lithuania 2011 Lithuania Kaunas
High jump 2.25 m Raivydas Stanys  Lithuania 25 May 2013 Latvia Riga, Latvia [8]
Long jump 7.78 m Povilas Mykolaitis  Lithuania 2003 Lithuania Kaunas
Triple jump 16.10 m Mantas Dilys  Lithuania 2010 Estonia Tartu
Shot put 20.05 m Māris Urtāns  Latvia 2007 Lithuania Kaunas
Discus throw 64.79 m Andrius Gudžius  Lithuania 17 May 2014 Estonia Tartu, Estonia [9]
Hammer throw 59.56 m Juha Rinta-aho  Finland 14 May 2016 Finland Tampere, Finland [7]
Javelin throw 86.36 m Vadims Vasilevskis  Latvia 2007 Lithuania Kaunas
5000 m walk (track) 20:16.07 Marius Žiūkas  Lithuania 2011 Lithuania Kaunas
4 × 100m relay 40.57 LKKA  Lithuania 2010 Estonia Tartu

Women's athletics

Event Record Athlete Nationality Year Games Ref
100 m 11.51 Lina Grinčikaitė  Lithuania 2010 Estonia Tartu
200 m 23.69 Lina Grinčikaitė  Lithuania 2010 Estonia Tartu
400 m 53.48 Agnė Orlauskaitė  Lithuania 2011 Lithuania Kaunas
800 m 2:02.55 Eglė Balčiūnaitė  Lithuania 2008 Finland Espoo
1500 m 4:21.12 Rasa Drazdauskaitė  Lithuania 2003 Lithuania Kaunas
3000 m 9:20.93 Vaida Žūsinaitė  Lithuania May 2012 Finland Espoo, Finland [10]
5000 m 16:38.90 Milda Vilčinskaitė  Lithuania 14 May 2016 Finland Tampere, Finland [7]
100 m hurdles 13.55 Sonata Tamošaitytė  Lithuania 2011 Lithuania Kaunas
400 m hurdles 1:01.82 Sandra Kruma  Latvia 2009 Latvia Jelgava
High jump 1.92 m Anna Iljuštšenko  Estonia 2010 Estonia Tartu
Long jump 6.40 (-1.2 m/s) Aiga Grabuste  Latvia 16 May 2014 Estonia Tartu, Estonia [11]
Triple jump 13.42 m Adrija Grocienė  Lithuania 2000 Latvia Jelgava
Shot put 16.50 m Chia-Ying Lin  China 2006 Estonia Tartu
Discus throw 51.75 m Dace Ruskule  Latvia 2003 Lithuania Kaunas
Hammer throw 63.33 m Kati Ojaloo  Estonia 14 May 2016 Finland Tampere, Finland [7]
Javelin throw 61.60 m Anete Kociņa  Latvia 19 May 2017 Latvia Riga, Latvia [12]
3000 m walk (track) 13:10.75 Anita Kažemaka  Latvia 2011 Lithuania Kaunas
4 × 100m relay 45.93 LKKA  Lithuania 2007 Lithuania Kaunas

See also

References

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  2. "SELL student games 2022 - RESULTS & MEDAL LIST".
  3. "37. Sell Student Games - Medal List".
  4. "Records".
  5. "SELL Student Games 2013 Day 1 Results" (PDF). sellgames2013.eu. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  6. "SELL žaidynės: šeštadienį 8 pergalės iš 14 galimų" (in Lithuanian). LLAF. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "SELL Student Games 2016 Results". tilastopaja.org. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. "SELL Student Games 2013 Complete Results" (PDF). www.sellgames2013.eu. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  9. Men's Discus Throw
  10. "SELL Student Games 2013 Complete Results" (PDF). www.sell2012.fi. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  11. Women's Long Jump
  12. "Riga (Latvia), 19.5.2017 -Starptautiskas XXXIII Sell Studentu Speles-". trackinsun.blogspot.de. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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