COBIS Games
We are excited to announce that this year's Secondary Games will be hosted by the British School of Vilnius, Lithuania from 29 May - 1 June 2025.
The Secondary Games is an exciting opportunity for COBIS students to compete in a variety of sporting disciplines, connect with peers from around the world, and travel to new and exciting destinations.
Participants will compete in swimming, athletics, and football, aiming to earn the highest points and claim the Championship trophy. The Games is open to all COBIS member schools.
Who can take part?
Participating students should be in Years 7 and 8 , born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2013. Students outside of this age-group will not be allowed to participate.
There are 16 school team places available at the Games. The full list of participating schools will be uploaded to the COBIS website once finalised.
A school team consists of the participating students and accompanying school staff. Each team should be made up of between 16 and 20 students (including a minimum of 8 boys and 8 girls), plus at least two accompanying members of staff.
If schools bring the minimum number of students (16 students), each student will be expected to take part in all three of the sports - football, athletics and swimming. If a school chooses to bring more than 16 students, there will be some flexibility in the sports that each student takes part in.
Games Handbook
Download the Games Handbook for full information about the Games.
Draft Schedule
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Football competition |
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Costs
The cost to enter the Games is EUR 8,715. This fee covers 20 students + 3 members of staff.
The team fee includes:
- In-country transport (between the airport, accommodation, school and sports venues)
- Lunches and drinks on the competition days for all members of the school team
- Evening entertainment and dinner on 29th May and 1st June.
- Opening and Closing Ceremonies
- Trophies/medals
- Hire of sport and event facilities
- Required medical/ambulance attendance
- Sports management and officials
- Official programmes/marketing materials
- Essential costs required to support the COBIS Games and associated activities
This cost excludes accommodation, and travel to/from the host country.
Travel and Accommodation
Participating schools should not book travel to/from Vilnius or accommodation until the delivery of the Games has been formally confirmed.
Accommodation options will be provided in due course.
Registration
Please complete this form to register for the Games.
Registration will close at midday (UK time, GMT) on Thursday 31 October 2024.
Please note, there are 16 school team places available at the COBIS Secondary Games 2025. Places are pre-allocated to the current host school, the previous host school, and the previous winning school of the Secondary Games. In the case of oversubscription, COBIS will conduct a random lottery draw with all other registered schools, to allocate the remaining places. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions for further information.
Terms and Conditions