From Rio to the SoL: SAFC honour Team GB

Sunderland AFC will honour the stars of Rio 2016 as a host of this summer’s athletes visit the Stadium of Light. 

A number of athletes from Team GB and Paralympics GB will take to the pitch at the home of Sunderland AFC during the half time break at the Black Cats fixture against Arsenal on Saturday 29 October.

Also amongst the stars will be Paralympian gold medallist, Matt Wylie, and long distance runner and British Marathon Champion, Aly Dixon, who famously celebrated qualifying for Rio 2016 with a “Borini”, made famous by Sunderland AFC forward, Fabio Borini.

Gary Hutchinson, Commercial Director at Sunderland AFC, said: “Team GB enjoyed phenomenal success at Rio 2016 and we at Sunderland AFC can’t wait to honour the achievements of the athletes from across the country.

“We hope everyone attending the Arsenal match on Saturday will join the club in thanking the athletes for all their hard work and bringing such pride to our nation.”

The Black Cats will face The Gunners on Saturday 29 October, in a 12.30pm kick off. Tickets for the game are priced from just £27 for adults, £23 for over 65s and £12 for under 16s.

HOW TO BUY TICKETS
Online:                        websales.safc.com (24-hour service)
Telephone:     0871 911 1973 (24-hour service)
In-person:       Stadium of Light ticket office, opening hours as listed;
Monday-Friday, 9am - 5pm, Saturday, 10am - 1pm, match day, 10am - kick-off