19 Aug 2016

Fiji sevens team homecoming revealed

5:45 am on 19 August 2016

Fiji's rugby sevens team will be welcomed with marching bands, traditional dancers and more medals when they arrive home on Sunday from Rio.

Gold medallists Fiji celebrate during the men’s rugby sevens medal ceremony during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro onAugust 11, 2016.

Gold medalists Fiji celebrate during the men’s rugby sevens medal ceremony during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016. Photo: AFP/Pascal Guyot

The team won the country's first Olympic gold medal after beating Great Britain last week.

The Government has announced a two day programme of events starting from the team's touchdown in Nadi early Sunday afternoon.

There will be speeches and a traditional ceremony at Prince Charles Park in Nadi before the team board another flight to Suva that evening.

On Monday the team will make its way through central Suva led by police and military marching bands before arriving at the ANZ stadium for a morning of ceremony, the presentation of state medals and a replay of the game on the big screen.

Monday has been made a public holiday.