"Sports Kerala Marathon" Sports for all, Health for all. The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs (DSYA) under Government of Kerala (GoK) are conducting 32 Marathons in 14 districts of Kerala.
The idea is to promote sports among the youths of Kerala.
An active sporting lifestyle will wean away the youths from many of the ills addicting them like drug abuse, lifestyle diseases, sedate lifestyle, etc.; aimed at targeting the youth with the philosophy of catching them young and nurturing their latent talent to bring them to the forefront in domestic and international sports.
The Marathons will be conducted in all 14 districts of Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanadu, Kannur and Kasaragod.