13 COUNTRIES, 65 UNIVERSITIES, 1500 PARTICIPANTS – CONCLUSION OF THE XXXIII SELL STUDENT GAMES
From 19.05 to 21.05.2017 Latvia, Riga hosted the most anticipated student sporting event –the XXXIII SELL student games. These student games attracted more than 1500 participants from 65 universities and 13 countries – Latvia, Germany, Russia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Finland, Estonia, Lebanon, China, England, Italy and Australia.
TheXXXIII SELL student games were opened with a spectacular show in the Culture Palace “Ziemeļblāzma”. The opening ceremony was graced by the presence of the president of the European University Sport Association (EUSA) Adam Roczek, representative of the Board of the International Student Sport Federation (FISU) Kairis Ulp, the Head of the Office of the Minister of Education and ScienceAndis Geižāns and the Director of the Department of Sport Edgars Severs, General Secretary of the Latvian Olympic Committee Žoržs Tikmers, Head of the Sport and Youth Office of the Riga Council Education, Culture and Sport Department DinaVīksnaand other notables.
The largest student delegation was the Latvian delegation. In total, 554 students from 19 universities of Latvia participated in these SELL Student Games. The largest university delegation came from the Latvian Sport Pedagogy Academy (LSPA) – 146 participants, the Latvian Agriculture University (LLU) was represented by 90 participants and the Riga Stradiņu University (RSU) – by 89 participants. The largest delegation from abroad came from our neighbours Lithuania. In total, 397 Lithuanian students participated, representing 11 universities. The largest delegation from Lithuania came from the Lithuanian University of Sport – 74 students. From Estonia, 107 students participated in total, and from Finland – 98 participants. The China delegation was also well represented with 54 participants representing 7 different Chinese universities.
The students competed in 15 different disciplines – Track and Field, Basketball, Rugby 7, Floorball, Mini football, Volleyball, Beach volleyball, Swimming, Powerlifting, Table tennis, Judo, Badminton, Orienteering, Wrestling (Freestyle Wrestling and Greek-Roman Wrestling) and Weightlifting. The most popular team sport was volleyball where 11 men’s and 10 women’s teams competed. The most popular individual sport was track and field where 194 participants came out to compete in the Ogre Stadium.
The total medal tally of the XXXIII SELL Student Sport Games was dominated by the Lithuanian University of Sport, which won 17 Gold medals, 14 Silver and 9 Bronze medals. The second spot was taken by the Latvian Sport Pedagogy Academy (LSPA) with 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 12 Bronze medals, while the third spot went to the Lobachevsky State University from Nizhniy Novgorod with 6 Gold, 7 Silver and 5 Bronze medals. Among countries, the Lithuanian delegation dominated with a total of 143 medals. The second spot was taken by Latvia with 94 medals and the third spot by Russia with 23 medals.
Detailed results of the competitions can be found here: http://sellgames2017.eu/results
“Youth, activity, sport – these are essential characteristics of student life! These are the future leaders, showing enthusiasm not just for studies but also for various social activities, and sport can provide plenty of them. Let us all do our best to enrich this unique taste of student sport life!” exclaims Agita Ābele, the president of the Latvian University Sport Association.
The XXXIII SELL student games were organized by the Latvian University Sport Association (LASS) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM), the Latvian Sport Federation Council (LSFP), the Riga Council, RTAB “Live Riga”, RSU, the University of Latvia, the Riga Technical University, LSPA, SIA “BITE Latvija”, "DLVbet Sporta Bārs", SIA “MAXIMA Latvija”.
The next –XXXIV SELL Student Sport Games will take place in Tartu, Estonia, from May 18 to 20 next year.
Information: The SELL (Suomi, Eesti, Latvija, Lietuva) Student Games with their 90 years of history are regarded as the open European Northern Country Olympic Games for Students with the patronage of EUSA (European University Sport Association) and FISU (International Student Sport Federation). The Games are alternately organized by one of the Baltic States and Finland. The XXXIII SELL Student Games were one of the largest international student sport events in 2017.
THE MOTTO OF THE XXXIII SELL STUDENT GAMES – I STUDY! I DO SPORT! I WIN!
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64 UNIVERSITIES, 12 COUNTRIES, MORE THAN 1500 PARTICIPANTS - XXXIII SELL STUDENT GAMES
In XXXIII SELL student games will participate more than 1500 participants from 64 universities. Number of presented countries this year is 12. Games will be organized form 18th-21st of May in Riga, Latvia. Most of the participants are from SELL countries (Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) but there will be delegations also from Russia, Germany, China, Slovakia, Lebanon, United Kingdom, Italy and Czech Republic.
Some interesting facts from XXXIII SELL student games:
- The biggest University delegation: Latvian Academy of Sport Education - 146 participants, Latvia University of Agriculture - 90 participants, Riga Stradins University - 89 participants.
- The biggest foreign University delegations: Lithuanian Sports University - 74 participants, University of Žilina (UNIZA) - 56 participants.
- The 1st delegation that made their registration for XXXIII SELL Student games: delegation People's Republic of China.
- Most popular team sport: Volleyball - in total 11 men teams and 10 women teams.
- Most popular individual sport: Athletic - almost 200 participants.
- The country with most Universities participating in XXXIII SELL Student games: Latvia - 19 universities, Lithuania - 11 universities, Estonia - 8 universities and People's Republic of China - 7 universities.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Sport regulations and handbook
XXXIII SELL Student games Schedule
Sport venues and addresses
Information about Riga public transport
Information about SELL accreditation Centre
Information about accommodation and floor lodging
Information about catering
SELL contacts
XXXIII SELL STUDENT GAMES RIGA, LATVIA
We are pleased to announce that sport and cultural event- XXXIII SELL Student games will be held from 19to 21May 2017 in Riga, Latvia.
“Welcome to one of the most ambitious in almost a 100 years of the history of the Nordic student sports festival - SELL Student Games. These games year after year, unites students from all over Baltic, Europe and World. 2017 is the year when is Latvia's turn to host these games” (LUSF President Agita Abele)
The program of the Games will contain from the 15 sports: athletics, basketball, rugby 7, floorball, (mini)football, volleyball, beach volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, table tennis, judo, badminton, orienteering, wrestling (Greco – Roman and freestyle) and weightlifting.
- More information: www.sellgames2017.eu
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SELL Games is held under the patronage of the International University Sports federation (FISU) and European University Sports Association (EUSA).
XXIX SELL STUDENT GAMES 2013 (video)
TRAVEL IN RIGA
Riga is the capital of Latvia, the largest city in the Baltic States, and the second-largest city of the Eastern Baltic. It holds about half of the country's population. Riga is experiencing a new Renaissance as the capital of Latvia, and many large-scale restoration projects on old buildings have made Riga one of the most attractive cities in Europe. Most famously, Riga is home to the largest concentration of Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture in the world. Riga has become an increasingly popular destination for Europeans drawn by its old town, its historical importance, and its reputation as having one of the most sparkling nightlife scenes in Europe.
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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 2000+ students.
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.
