MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament

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Question: Which of the following team has won the recently held MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament?
(a) Karnataka Hockey
(b) Punjab & Sind Bank
(c) Indian Railways Hockey
(d) Indian Oil Corporation
Ans: (c)
Related facts:

  • From 1st September – 11th September 2016; ten days MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament held at Chennai.
  • It was the 90th edition of the Tournament.
  • Indian Railways Men Hockey Team has won MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament 2016 by defeating Indian Oil Corporation Team by 2 – 1.
  • Man of the Match of the Finals awarded to Malak Singh of Indian Railways.
  • Other awards of the tournaments are:
  • Best Forward- AffanYousuf (Indian Railways)
  • Best Midfielder-Amit Rohidas (Indian Railways)
  • Best Goal keeper/ Defender-Jugraj (Indian Railways)
  • Most Promising Player of the tournament-Joshua (Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu)

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=149760
http://www.murugappa.com/indian-railways-champion-90th-mcc-murugapa-gold-cup-hockey-tournament/