2015 National Games of India

The 2015 National Games of India, also known as the 35th National Games of India and informally as Kerala 2015, was a national multi-sport event held from 31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across seven districts of Kerala, India. It was the second time that Kerala hosted the national games, the first being when it hosted the 27th National Games in 1987. An estimated total of 11,641 athletes from 37 teams participated in 405 events in 33 sports.
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.