Sri Chinmoy lifts 29 people, including sportsmen like Ted Corbitt, Olympic marathoner, father of ultra-distance running in the US, and the first President of the New York Road Runners Club...
...and José Torres, Olympic Boxing silver medallist, former Light Heavyweight Champion at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
The President of The Borough of Queens, Claire Shulman, declares 18 September as "Sri Chinmoy Day".
"This Declaration acknowledges Sri Chinmoy on his 65th Birthday for his commitment to make peace a living and lasting reality, a goal embodied by his 5 million 'Dream-Freedom-Peace-Bird' drawings."
Sri Chinmoy lifts Ustad Kadar Khan, renowned tabla player in Jamaica, NY, USA.