Coorg Institute of Technology (CIT) boys hockey team emerged winners of the State-level Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Hockey Tournament by defeating RVCE, Bengaluru, by a solitary goal in the final.

The two-day tournament was played on Feb. 23 and 24 at the CIT College Grounds in Ponnampet, Kodagu.

The winning goal came off the stick of forward Satwik, who scored a field goal in the second half of the match.

As many as 11 teams from different parts of the State participated in the tournament.

Pattada A. Poovanna, Director of the Kodava Education Society (KES) that manages CIT, was the chief guest. Also present were KES Hon. Secretary Rakesh Poovaiah, CIT Principal Dr. M. Basavaraj, CIT Campus Administrator Kottiyanda Jeevan Chinnappa and CIT Physical Education Director Harish Kumar.