About the author:
Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.
The Unveiling of the World Peace Dreamer Statue
On 28 July three great Olympians, nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, Kenyan marathon champion and peace advocate Tegla Loroupe and Russian Olympic gold medalist Tatyana Lebedeva donated a statue entitled World Peace Dreamer to our nation’s capital (London, England).
The life-sized statue depicts the founder of the World Harmony Run, Sri Chinmoy, holding aloft the Peace Torch that runners have been carrying around the globe for the past 25 years, through over 100 nations, on a mission of peace and harmony.
“It is our hope that amidst all the excitement and fast pace of Olympic competition, this statue will remind us of the highest ideals of the Olympic Games : peace and friendship between all nations. Sri Chinmoy was my mentor for more than thirty years – and the most peaceful person I have ever known”. Carl Lewis
For more information on the event, please go to http://www.amomentspeace2012.com/
