Indian Athlete Preeja Sreedharan (R) receives The Arjuna Awards 2011 from Indian President Pratiba Patil during a function at The Presidential Palace in New Delhi on August 29, 2011. President Patil presented 34 sports awards to distinguished Indian sports persons, including the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2011, Dronacharya awards, Arjun Awards, Dhyan Chand awards, Tenzing Neorgay national adventure awards, the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad trophy (for excellence in sports), and Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Awards. AFP PHOTO