NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) on Wednesday announced a five-member selection committee, including two women, to pick various National teams for men and women.

Olympians Balbir Singh, (1966 Bangkok Asian Games gold medallist), B.P. Govinda (member of the 1975 World Cup-winning side and a former captain) and Muneer Sait, Madhu Yadav (1982 Asian Games women’s team gold medallist and former India captain) and Sita Mehta (2002 Commonwealth Games gold winner and ex-India skipper) form the new committee.

The term of the selectors will be for one year.

Besides the above selectors, three government nominees — Ajitpal Singh, Zafar Iqbal and Rupa Saini — will be part of the committee. — Sports Reporter