Queens Borough President Donovan Richards presented keys to Queens to two of its beloved daughters, Olympian gold medalists Dalilah Muhammad and Tina Charles, on Friday, Oct. 1.
The gold medalists were surrounded by elected officials and student-athletes from Christ the King High School in Middle Village, Bayside’s Benjamin Cardozo High School as well as the 2021 Junior Olympians from the Metro Eagles youth track and field team on the steps of Queens Borough Hall.
Richards also presented proclamations to the Olympic duo, declaring Oct. 1 Dalilah Muhammad Day and Tina Charles Day in the borough of Queens.
Track and field star Dalilah Muhammad, a native of Rochdale Village, made history at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, when she became the first American woman to win a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles.
