35TH NATIONAL GAMES

1. The 35th National Games had a glitzy opening ceremony at the newly-built stadium in Kariavattom on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala .

2. Motto: Get Set Play.

3. The mascot of the 35th National Games was Ammu, The Great Indian Hornbill, which is also the State bird of Kerala.

4. Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was the chief guest at the ceremony.

5. The Goodwill Ambassador: Sachin Tendulkar.

6. Union minister of urban development Shri Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the opening ceremony of national games 2015.

7. The competitions began from February 1, which continued for 14 days with closing ceremony on February 14.

8. The games featured 33 disciplines of sports in total and witnessed more than 10,000 athletes in action.

9. Swimmers Sajan Prakash (Kerala) and Akansha Vora (Maharashtra) were adjudged best performers in the men’s and women’s sections.

10. Best performing State: Kerala .

11. Raja Balendra Singh Trophy was awarded to the Services team.

12. 36th Next National Games event will be held in Goa in 2019.

13. 34th National event was held in Ranchi, 2011

14. Yachting, Beach Volleyball , Beach Handball were the newly included events.

15. Aquatics (50 disciplines ) and Athletics (44 disciplines) are the biggest and most popular events in Kerala Games 2015.

Top 10 Medal Winners

1. Sajan Prakash: SWIMMING.

2. Rajina Kiro: CANOE & KAYAK.

3. Inaocha Devi Mayanglambam: CANOE & KAYAK.

4. Aakanksha Vora: SWIMMING.

5. Vijay Kumar: SHOOTING.

6. Gurpreet Singh: SHOOTING.

7. Dipa Karmakar: GYMNASTICS.

8. Richa Mishra: SWIMMING.

9. Chain Singh Manhas: SHOOTING.

10. Dhumatkar Aditi: SWIMMING.

Medals tally(Top 5)

1. Services SCB(Gold -91, total- 159).

2. Kerala(Gold-54, Total-162).

3. Haryana(Gold-40)

4. Maharashtra(Gold- 30, Total-123).

5. Punjab(Gold- 27).