Chennai, Aug 22 (PTI) After a gap of four years, the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey tournament will be held here from August 24 to September 3. The competition was last held in 2019 with Indian Oil Corporation emerging victorious. A total of 10 teams have been clubbed across two groups, with the prize money for the top two sides being increased.

The winner will get INR 7 lakh while the runner-up will receive INR 5 lakh. The losing teams in the semifinal round will get INR 50,000 each.

The tournament will be held at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here, which recently hosted the Asian Champions Trophy won by India.

“We were supposed to have it last year. However, the renovation program at the hockey stadium got delayed until this year, as there was a lot of work to be done at the venue because of three years of closure due to COVID,” MCC honorary secretary R Karthik told

Source: PTI News