# 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 who all in the Baltic Sea precinct – 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 |
| 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 |
| XXXIII | 2017 | Riga, Latvia |
| XXXIV | 2018 | Tartu, Estonia |
| XXXV | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| XXXVI | 2020 | Lahti, Finland (cancelled) |
| | 2021 | Not held |
| XXXVII | 2022 | Riga, Latvia |

### 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 |

## Results
### 2022

| Rank | yes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Lithuania (LTU) | 67 | 47 | 47 | 161 |
| 2 | Latvia (LAT) | 25 | 32 | 44 | 101 |
| 3 | Estonia (EST) | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 98 | 90 | 97 | 285 |

## Records

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

### Men's athletics

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

### Women's athletics

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