Pregnant Malleswari to miss Goodwill Games

Pregnant Malleswari to miss Goodwill Games

NEW DELHI (AFP): Olympic bronze medalist Karnam Malleswari
will miss a chance to become the first Indian to take part in the
Goodwill Games because of the impending birth of a child, it was
revealed on Friday.

The weightlifter earned an invitation to the games, to be held
in Brisbane from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9, after winning India's lone
medal at the Sydney Olympics last year.

But with the child due on July 20, Malleswari will miss not
only the Goodwill Games but also the inaugural Afro-Asian Games
in New Delhi in November.

"I hope to be back in action before the Asian Games in Pusan
next year," Malleswari, 26, said.