Read the following context and answer the question.
Context: As I mentioned before , we were fortunate enough to be in Reykjavik when the silver medal handball team came home . It was really nice to be part of the festivities and celebration . It felt as though a large majority of the Icelandic people were there , considering so many people showed up . While we were walking through town we saw their plane fly into the city airport escorted by two helicopters and we knew it would be a large event .
Question: Why was so many people at the airport ?
Answer:


To cheer the national team .