On July 16, 1994 Sri Chinmoy competed in the Sri Chinmoy Masters Games in New York.
His first time was 15.80 at a weight of 147 pounds. Sri Chinmoy took 72 strides.
In his second race he ran 15.07 and took 69 strides.
Sri Chinmoy injured himself in the second race and could not train or compete for 11 months.