Citi Celebrates Team USA: Rio On The Hudson

Citi brought the excitement of Rio to life in NYC at Pier 26 (right across from our Global Headquarters at 388 Greenwich Street), with a free public event from August 5 -11. This event marked the Opening Ceremonies of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games with the lighting of our own Olympic Cauldron. Team USA fans and Citi colleagues gathered along Hudson River Park for an opportunity to experience and share Olympic spirit with Brazilian cuisine and culture, creating their own Rio on the Hudson.

During the event, attendees had an opportunity to sample Brazilian food, celebrate the return of golf to the Olympics by testing their swing in a golf simulator, race along a virtual wall in a ten-meter dash against Allyson Felix, and learn about the Paralympic movement by trying out a sport featured in the upcoming Paralympic Games. Other activities included face painting, live art demonstrations and samba dancers. And it wouldn't have been Rio without a beach and some volleyball courts.

More than 25,000 people visited Rio on the Hudson, including more than 2,300 children, from day camps and community groups. Many of the visitors had an opportunity to mingle with past and current Team Citi athletes, including U.S. Olympians Christine Rampone, Mia Hamm and Dominique Dawes, U.S. Paralympian Rudy Garcia-Tolson and Paralympic hopeful Scout Bassett. The event provided a great way for those who couldn't make it to the games in Brazil to experience a taste of the Rio Olympic experience in NYC.

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