Hours before leaving the country, India’s outgoing weightlifting coach Magad Slamma on Thursday dropped another bombshell by alleging that Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari deliberately avoided dope tests fearing she may test positive.

“When a team of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) came in the camp, Malleswari became an official of the (Indian Weightlifting) Federation and soon after the officials left she became a camper,” said Slamma, who had a very brief stint with the Indian team.

Before leaving the NIS complex, he told reporters that the Commonwealth Games gold winner was also “not fit for the game” and “IWF was a group of manipulators and they have been protecting the dope offender”.

“The International Weightlifting Federation has asked for the list of women weightlifters and the Indian Federation has not supplied the list to them yet,” he said.

Malleswari expressed surprise over Slamma’s allegations and said she was open to dope tests anytime in her career.

“I cannot understand what he is saying and why he is saying it. I am surprised as to why he is targeting me. I have not trained under him, not practiced with him. I did not know him before,” the two-time World champion said.