On August 9th 1984, Sri Chinmoy offered a Peace Concert at Santa Ana Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
The concert was part of the series "Peace: God's Beauty in his Oneness-Home"
Video of Concert
Footage filmed by Niriha Data
It was the 11th Peace Concert in a series which began in Cologne, earlier in the year.
There were 4,000 people in attendance.
Carl Lewis Special Guest
Olympic gold medallist Sudhahota Carl Lewis was invited to the concert as a special guest. When Carl Lewis attended the concert, on August 9th, he had already won 3 Olympic gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics, having won gold in the 100m, 200m and Long jump. But the Olympics was not over, and two days after the concert on August 11th, Carl Lewis went on to win a 4th Gold Medal in the 4x100m relay.
On the 9th August 1984, on the day of the concert, Sri Chinmoy was interviewed on cable television where he was asked about Carl Lewis
Interviewer: So you are a friend of Carl Lewis and admire his quest?
Sri Chinmoy: We are very, very good friends. He is not only super-excellent in his outer speed but also in his inner speed, which is inspiration and aspiration. His inner speed and his outer speed are both most extraordinary. Inner speed is inner hunger for God's Love and God's Compassion. Some people have outer speed and are wanting in inner speed. In his case, he has both outer speed and inner speed in unprecedented measure.
Sri Chinmoy, The Inner Meaning of Sport, Agni Press, New York, 2007.