Tennis Tournaments for the United Nations Community 1992 – 1997

Filed under Sport & Athletics

Men’s and women’s singles tournaments for the United Nations community were organised in May 1991 by the Peace Meditation Group.

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Appears in Meditation at the United Nations – 1992 Jan – Mar, Periodic Bulletin

See also :

  • 1992  Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classic for the UN community      –    6-7 June, 27-28 June and 3 July
  • 1993  Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classic for the UN community   –  5-6 June and 12-13 and 19 June
  • 1994  Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classic for members of the diplomatic community; –   14 May
      • participants included H.E. Ambassador Emilio J. Cardenas, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN; H.E. Ambassador Tauno Ilmari Kaaria, Deputy Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN, and other delegates and staff
  • 1994  Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classic for the UN community     –    4 & 11 June
  • 1994  H.E. Ambassador of Yugoslavia friendly tennis match with Sri Chinmoy – 4 September
  • 1995  Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classic for the UN Diplomatic Community    –  15 July
  • 1996  Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classic for the UN community   –  29 June
  • 1997  Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classic for the UN community  –  19-20 July

See also earlier – 1988-89

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(above can be separate entries for Posts with info from Anahata Nada on related datess and photos from Photographers: possibly Pulak and Bashwar?).

 also Noted :

  • 1992 – Aleksandr Gorelik, Deputy Director of International Organisations of the Russian Foreign Ministry and Director of Non-Governmental Organisations, visited Sri Chinmoy with his wife and daughter April 4. Mr. Gorelik and Sri Chinmoy played Tennis at Aspiration Ground in Queens.
  • 1987 – 92? Sri Chinmoy Interfaith Tennis Classic for Religious and Spiritual Teachers (a delightfully innovative tournament for 55 years old and over) brought priests, pastors and rabbis to Aspiration Ground in queens , NY  for five successive years (1987 – 92?). It was first held on August 10, 1987.