The Awardees of National Sports Awards 2011 India are as follows:
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:
Gagan Narang (Shooting)
Arjuna Award:
Rahul Banerjee (Archery)
Preeja Sreedharan
Vikash Gowda (Athletics)
G. Jwala (Badminton)
Suranjoy Singh (Boxing)
Zaheer Khan (Cricket)
Sunil Chhetri (Football)
Ashish Kumar (Gymnastics)
Rajpal Singh (Hockey)
Rakesh Kumar
Tejeswini Bai (Kabaddi)
Tejeswini Sawant (Shooting)
Veerdhawal Khade (Swimming)
Somdev Devvarman (Tennis)
Sanjay Kumar (Volleyball)
Ravinder Singh (Wrestling)
K. Ravi Kumar (Weightlifting)
W. Sandhyarani Devi (Wushu)
Prashant Karamakar (Swimming-paralympics)
Dronacharya Award:
I.Venkateswara Rao (Boxing)
Devendra Kumar Rathor (Gymnastics)
Ramphal (Wrestling)
Dr. Kuntal Roy (Athletics)
Rajinder Singh (Hockey).
Dhyan Chand Award:
Shabbir Ali (Football)
Sushil Kohli (Swimming)
Rajkumar (Wrestling)
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Related Facts:
The Dronacharya Award, instituted in 1985, honours eminent Coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams and enabled them to achieve outstanding results in international completions. The Awardee is given a statuette of Guru Dronacharya, a scroll of honour, ceremonial dress and a cash prize of Rs. 5.00 lakhs.
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