Invitation SELL Games 2015

Invitation SELL Games 2015

The traditional SELL Games will be held in its 31st edition between May 15 and 17, 2015 in Kaunas, Lithuania. This edition will not only feature 13 sports on the programme, but will also mark the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Lithuanian Students’ Sports Association (LSSA).

On the 11th of April 1923, Student Unions of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania formed a program of cooperation. One of the parts of this program foresaw that student sports games be held on a regular basis. In autumn of 1923 in Tartu the first Baltic Students Olympics were held. The students competed in field athletics, tennis and football. Later those Games were named SELL Games by the first letter of countries - Suomi (Finland), Eesti (Estonia), Latvija (Latvia), Lietuva (Lithuania).

LASS President Mr Ceslovas Garbaliauskas, receiving the SELL Games Flag in 2014

The SELL Games have the patronage of the European University Sports Association (EUSA). Sports competitions featured in Kaunas will be Athletics, Basketball, Orienteering, Table Tennis, Swimming, Judo, Volleyball, Mini-Football, Power Lifting, Wrestling, Aerobic Gymnastics and Chess.

Athletics at the SELL Games

All higher education students and teams are welcome to participate; please see www.sell-studentgames.com for details.

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