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 are according to the first letters of the hosting countries, 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 together 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
I	1923	Tartu, Estonia
II	1924	Riga, Latvia
III	1926	Helsinki, Finland
IV	1929	Kaunas, Lithuania
V	1930	Tallinn, Estonia
VI	1931	Riga, Latvia
VII	1932	Helsinki, Finland
VIII	1933	Kaunas, Lithuania
IX	1934	Tartu, Estonia
X	1935	Riga, Latvia
XI	1936	Helsinki, Finland
XII	1937	Kaunas, Lithuania
XIII	1938	Tartu, Estonia
XIV	1939	Riga, Latvia (cancelled)
	1940–1997	Not held
XV	1998	Tartu, Estonia
XVI	1999	Kaunas, Lithuania
XVII	2000	Jelgava, Latvia
XVIII	2002	Tartu, Estonia
XIX	2003	Kaunas, Lithuania
XX	2004	Tampere, Finland
XXI	2005	Riga, Latvia
XXII	2006	Tartu, Estonia
XXIII	2007	Kaunas, Lithuania
XXIV	2008	Espoo, Finland
XXV	2009	Jelgava, Latvia
XXVI	2010	Tartu, Estonia
XXVII	2011	Kaunas, Lithuania
XXVIII	2012	Espoo, Finland
XXIX	2013	Riga, Latvia
XXX	2014	Tartu, Estonia
XXXI	2015	Kaunas, Lithuania
XXXII	2016	Tampere, Finland

SELL winter games


	Year	Host
I	1929	Riga, Latvia
II	1931	Helsinki, Finland
III	1933	Kaunas, Lithuania (cancelled)
IV	1935	Riga & Sigulda, Latvia
V	1938	Zarasai, Lithuania
VI	1940	Otepää, Estonia

SELL chess tournaments


	Year	Host
I	1937	Riga, Latvia
II	1938	Tartu, Estonia
III	1939	Helsinki, Finland

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