Former Olympic weightlifting ace Karnam Malleswari, who became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal — bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 69kg, does not want the current Indian weightlifting contingent comprising — Katula Ravi Kumar (69 kg men) and Ngangbam Soniya Chanu (48kg women) to succumb to medal hopes at the London Games.

Karnam Malleswari during the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Pic/AFP