The first Sri Chinmoy Invitational 5-Day Road Race begins at 8:22 a.m. at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York. Sri Chinmoy is at the starting line to offer a short meditation. There are 15 runners — 9 men and 6 women.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a dedication and offers a silent meditation at the opening ceremony of the 7th World Veterans Games in Melbourne, Australia. His ‘World Veterans Games’ song has been accepted as the official anthem of the Games and is performed by his students on this occasion.