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((Infobox games
| name                = 35th National Games of India
| logo                = National_Games_Kerala_2015_Logo.jpg
| size                =
| caption             = 2015 National Games logo
| host_city           = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kollam]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Kochi]], [[Kozhikode]], [[Thrissur]], [[Kannur]]
| motto               = Get Set Play
| teams               = 37
| athletes            = 
| events              = 
| opening             = ((Start date|2015|01|31|df=yes))
| closing             = ((End date|2015|02|14|df=yes))
| opened_by           = [[Venkaiah Naidu]] <br> ([[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]])
| closed_by           = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] <br> ([[President of India]])
| athlete_oath        = [[Preeja Sreedharan]]
| judge_oath          = 
| torch_lighter       = [[P. T. Usha]] and [[Anju Bobby George]]
| stadium             = [[Greenfield International Stadium|Greenfield Stadium]]
| website             = 
| previous            = [[2011 National Games of India|2011]]
| next                = [[2020 National Games of India|2020]] 
))

The '''2015 [[National Games of India]]''', also known as the '''''35th National Games of India''''' and informally as '''Kerala 2015''', was held from 31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across seven districts of [[Kerala]], India.<ref>((cite news |title= Kerala to host 35th National Games from January 31 |url= http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/kerala-to-host-35th-national-games-from-january-31/article6152611.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 27 June 2014 |accessdate= 27 June 2014))</ref> It was the second time that Kerala hosted the national games, the first being when it hosted the 27th National Games in 1987.

The opening ceremony took place at Greenfield Stadium, on 31 January 2015 at 6.00 PM. Union Minister of Urban Development, Shri [[Venkaiah Naidu]] inaugurated the opening ceremony.

Former cricketer [[Sachin Tendulkar]] was selected as the goodwill ambassador for the games.<ref>((cite news |title= Sachin Tendulkar to be goodwill ambassador for national games |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/sachin-tendulkar-to-be-goodwill-ambassador-for-national-games/article6054022.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 28 May 2014 |accessdate= 27 June 2014))</ref>

==Mascot==
[[File:ammu mascot.jpg|thumb|right|'''Ammu''', the great hornbill.]]
'''Ammu''', the [[Great Hornbill]] (the state bird of Kerala) was chosen as the mascot, reflecting a concern for conservation as this is a species facing extinction. It is also an expression of the need to preserve Kerala's rain forests and regenerate the lost habitat of this precious bird. The choice of a feminine name for the mascot is a tribute to the women of Kerala.((citation needed|date=July 2022))

==Games Village==
The Games Village is constructed based on the novel concept of prefabricated housing technology. The prefabricated housing would go well with the concept of ''Green Games'' as it is environmentally friendly, lightweight, energy efficient and faster to construct. One major advantage of this technology is that the individual housing units can be dismantled and relocated to other locations after the Games with additional cost in the form of steel Flashing / trims, civil foundation, internal electrification and plumbing, hardware, floor finish, wall cladding etc.

A total of 365 pre-fab houses occupying 5 athletes per room while team officials and coaches will be allocated single or double rooms. Social infrastructures such as kitchen, food courts, reception desks, medical centre, recreational zone, health club, open-air theatre, conference halls etc. are included in the Games Village. Apart from these, it also has house-keeping, solid waste management, security, clean water distribution facilities and even landscaping.

The Games Village is a ‘miniature India' as this venue is supposed to be the most vocal and visual representation of India's national integration at the Games.

== Opening ceremony ==
The opening ceremony was held at [[Greenfield International Stadium|Greenfield Stadium]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. Union Minister for Urban Development, [[Venkaiah Naidu]] declared the Games open in the presence of Kerala Chief Minister, [[Oommen Chandy]], State Sports Minister, [[Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan]], Union Minister of State for Sports, [[Sarbananda Sonowal]], IOA president N. Ramachandran and the local M.P., [[Shashi Tharoor]].<ref>((cite web|url = http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/colourful-start-to-35th-national-games/article6842968.ece|title = Glitter and glamour mark opening ceremony|date = 31 January 2015|accessdate = |website = [[The Hindu]]|publisher = |last = |first = ))</ref> The games torch, a cauldron shaped like a traditional Kerala lamp, was lit by athletes [[P. T. Usha]] and [[Anju Bobby George]], and was passed to them by [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. The oath was taken on the behalf of the participants by the Kerala captain, [[Preeja Sreedharan]].

== Sports events==
There are 33 sports disciplines in 2015 Kerala Games.<ref>((cite web |title= Indian National Games 2015 Kerala Schedule - Calendar |url= http://www.indiancrux.info/2014/12/indian-national-games-2015-kerala.html |publisher= Indian Crux |date= 4 December 2014 |accessdate= 21 January 2014))</ref> Yachting is a newly included event. Aquatics (50 disciplines) and athletics (44 disciplines) were the biggest and most popular events in Kerala Games 2015; shooting (38 disciplines) became another big event. 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sports event !! Number of medals
|-
| Aquatics || 50
|-
| Athletics || 44
|-
| Shooting || 38
|-
| Canoeing || 36
|-
| Wrestling || 24
|-
| Cycling || 20
|-
| Boxing || 20
|-
| Gymnastics || 20
|-
| Rowing || 18
|-
| Archery || 15
|-
| Weightlifting || 15
|-
| Wushu || 15
|-
| Judo || 14
|-
| Fencing || 12
|-
| Lawn Bowls || 8
|-
| Badminton || 7
|-
| Table Tennis || 7
|-
| Tennis || 6
|-
| Triathlon || 4
|-
| Basketball || 2
|-
| Beach Handball || 2
|-
| Beach Volleyball || 2
|-
| [[Football at the 2015 National Games of India|Football]] ||2
|-
| Handball || 2
|-
| Hockey || 2
|-
| Kabbadi || 2
|-
| Kho Kho || 2
|-
| Netball || 2
|-
| Squash || 2
|-
| Volleyball || 2
|-
| Taekwondo || 1
|-
| Rugby Sevens || 1
|-
| Yachting || 1
|}

== Venues ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- 
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Sports
! scope="col" | District
|-
| [[College of Agriculture, Vellayani]] Indoor Stadium || Taekwondo, Netball || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| [[Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium]] (CSN) || Athletics || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| [[Cherai Beach]] || Yachting || Ernakulam
|-
| CIAL Convention Center || Fencing || Ernakulam
|-
| CIAL Golf Course || Lawn Bowls || Ernakulam
|-
| [[EMS Stadium]] || Football || Kozhikode
|-
| [[Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium|Corporation Stadium, Thrissur]] || Football || Thrissur
|-
| [[Trivandrum International Stadium|Greenfield Stadium]] ||  || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| Indoor Stadium, Mundayad || Wrestling, Basketball || Kannur
|-
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium]] || Archery || Ernakulam
|-
| [[Jimmy George Indoor Stadium]] || Handball, Gymnastics || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| Kerala Police Academy || Shooting || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| Kovalam Bypass || Triathlon || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| [[Kozhikode Beach]] || Beach Volleyball || Kozhikode
|-
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Kollam)|Lal Bahadur Shastri Corporation Stadium]] || Rugby || Kollam
|-
| LNCPE Velodrome and Indoor Stadium || Cycling, Wushu || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| [[Calicut Medical College Stadium|Medical College Ground]] || Football || Kozhikode
|-
| [[International Hockey Stadium, Kollam|New Hockey Stadium]] || Hockey || Kollam
|-
| New Tennis Complex || Tennis || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| Pirappancode Aquatics Complex || Aquatics || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| [[Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium]] || Table Tennis, Badminton || Ernakulam
|-
| [[Shankumugham Beach]] || Beach Handball || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| Shooting Range || Shooting || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| Squash Court || Squash || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| Sreepadam Stadium || Kho Kho, Kabadi || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| [[Triprayar Sports and Games Association Indoor Stadium|Triprayar Indoor Stadium]] || Boxing || Thrissur
|-
| [[University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)|University Stadium]] || Athletics || Thiruvananthapuram
|-
| Vembanad lake || Rowing, Canoeing & Kayaking  || Alappuzha
|-
| [[V.K.N. Menon Indoor Stadium]] || Volleyball || Thrissur
|-
| [[V.K.N. Menon Indoor Stadium]] || Weightlifting, Judo || Thrissur
|}

== Top 10 medal winners ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; line-height:25px;"
|-
! Rank
! Sport
! Athlete
! State
! Gold 	
! Silver
! Bronze
! Total
|-
|1
|Swimming
|[[Sajan Prakash]]
|((flagicon image|..Kerala Flag(INDIA).png)) [[Kerala]]
|6
|2
|0
|8
|-
|2
|Canoeing & Kayaking
|Rajina Kiro
|((flagicon image|Andaman and Nicobar Administration Banner.png)) [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|5
|1
|0
|6
|-
|3
|Canoeing & Kayaking
|
|((flagicon image|..Madhya Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png)) [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|5
|1
|0
|6
|-
|4
|Swimming
|Aakanksha Vora
|((flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png)) [[Maharashtra]]
|5
|1
|0
|6
|-
|5
|Shooting
|Vijay Kumar
|((flagicon image|Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg)) [[Services Sports Control Board|Services]]
|5
|0
|1
|6
|-
|6
|Shooting
|Gurpreet Singh
|((flagicon image|Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg)) [[Services Sports Control Board|Services]]
|5
|0
|0
|5
|-
|7
|Gymnastics
|[[Dipa Karmakar]]
|((flagicon image|Tiripura Flag(INDIA).png)) [[Tripura]]
|5
|0
|0
|5
|-
|8
|Swimming
|Richa Mishra
|((flagicon image|..Madhya Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png)) [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|4
|1
|2
|7
|-
|9
|Shooting
|Chain Singh Manhas
|((flagicon image|Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg)) [[Services Sports Control Board|Services]]
|4
|1
|1
|6
|-
|10
|Swimming
|Aditi Dhumatkar
|((flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png)) [[Maharashtra]]
|4
|1
|0
|5
|}

== Medals tally==
((Main|2015 National Games of India medal table))

The top ten ranked teams at the Games are listed below. The host state, Kerala, is highlighted.
((:2015 National Games of India medal table))

==Greening the National Games==
The 2015 National Games was associated with green protocols.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/green-rules-of-the-national-games/article6873140.ece|title=Green rules of the National Games|date=9 February 2015|website=Thehindu.com|accessdate=18 April 2018))</ref> This was initiated by Suchitwa Mission, aiming for "zero-waste" venues. Waste Management programmes were implemented at all 29 venues. To make the event "disposable-free", a ban on the use of disposable water bottles was enforced.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/National-Games-Green-Panel-Recommends-Ban-on-Plastic/2015/01/18/article2624237.ece|title=National Games: Green Panel Recommends Ban on Plastic|website=Newindianexpress.com|accessdate=18 April 2018))</ref> The event witnessed the usage of reusable tableware and stainless steel tumblers.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/kochi/426326 |title = Zero Waste Campaign at Games Perks Up ((!)) The New Indian Express  |access-date=2015-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114110/http://m.newindianexpress.com/kochi/426326 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Athletes were provided with refillable steel flasks.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/news/national-games-2015-simple-steps-to-keep-games-green|title=National Games 2015: Simple Steps To Keep Games Green - Trivandrum News - Yentha.com|last=yentha.com|website=Yentha.com|accessdate=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030924/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/news/national-games-2015-simple-steps-to-keep-games-green|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all))</ref> It is estimated that these green practices prevented the generation of about 120 metric tonnes of disposable waste.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Setting-a-New-Precedent/2015/02/13/article2666527.ece|title=Setting a New Precedent|website=Newindianexpress.com|accessdate=18 April 2018))</ref> Suchitwa Mission requested the help of volunteers to achieve the green objectives,<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.sanitation.kerala.gov.in/docs/new1/volunteer%20group_regn.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322004344/http://www.sanitation.kerala.gov.in/docs/new1/volunteer%20group_regn.pdf |archive-date=2015-03-22 |url-status=dead ))</ref> and the service of these 700 volunteers to achieve the green objectives were applauded by the Chief Minister.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/kerala/chandy-hails-volunteers-for-green-national-games-158203.html |title = Chandy hails volunteers for 'green' National Games, Kerala - Mathrubhumi English News Online  |access-date=2015-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130919/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/kerala/chandy-hails-volunteers-for-green-national-games-158203.html |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((Official website|http://www.kerala2015.com/))

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