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Argentina women’s team has won the 2016 Champions Trophy title of Hockey by defeating Netherlands.

The Argentina women’s team on 27 June 2016 won the 2016 Champions Trophy Hockey title. 
•    To win the title, Argentina defeated the reigning World and Olympic champions the Netherlands 2-1.
•    The final match was held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, the UK.
•    For Argentina, it was the 3rd consecutive title and the 7th title overall.
•    In the championship, while the Argentina captain Carla Rebecchi stood as the top scorer with 7 goals, Netherlands’ shot—stopper Joyce Sombroek was named as best goalkeeper.
•    In the bronze medal game, the USA defeated Australia. 
•    For them, it was the first Champions Trophy medal since wining bronze at the 1995 event in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
•    The Hockey Champions Trophy is an international field hockey tournament held by the International Hockey Federation. 
•    Founded in 1978 by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan and the Pakistan Hockey Federation, it features the world's top-ranked field hockey teams competing in a round robin format. 
•    A biennial women's tournament was added in 1987. 
•    The Champions Trophy was changed from an annual to a biennial event from 2014 onwards, due to the introduction of the Hockey World League. 
•    The 2018 edition will be the last edition of champions trophy.

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