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.