XXVI SELL Games are closed 24.05.2010
After the men's basketball final in May 23rd took place a closing ceremony, where Mayor of Tartu Mr Urmas Kruuse declared the Games closed and the flag of SELL Games was handed over to the president of Lithuanian Students Sport Federation as next games will be held in Kaunas, Lithuania.
In the third day of games the final games of football, basketball, floorball and volleyball took place. All of the results are visible on SELL website in Sports section. Altogether 95 sets of medals were given out in 11 different sports. Some of the most remarkable results were made by Estonian athletes, as Anna Iljuštšenko jumped 1.92 in women's high jump and Märt Israel had 61.56 in men's discus throw. There were more than 1500 participants from 15 countries and 78 universities taking part of the Games.
As Marti Soosaar, project manager of the Games told, feedback gave the impression that these were the best SELL Games ever held. He told that XXX SELL Games in Tartu in 2014 can be even bigger and better as all the necessary conditions may improve by that time.
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