Four years of wondering "what if" is driving Francois Etoundi to claim Australia's first weightlifting medal of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Lifters in green and gold drew a blank on the first three days at the Clyde Auditorium but Cameroon-born Etoundi is determined to change that when he competes in the 77kg division on Sunday night.

Ravi Kumar Katulu and Sathish Kumar Sivalingam of India are well fancied to take the top two medals with their entry total weights at 330kg.

Etoundi, has entered a total weight of 310kg and is among a clutch of lifters in the mix for a medal.

Four years ago in Delhi Etoundi was a shattered man when he tore a biceps muscle in the warm up room and was forced out of the Games competition.

The 29-year-old, who represented Cameroon in the 2006 Games in Melbourne before making that city home, said he has been thinking about nothing else but making amends since he arrived in Glasgow.

"It was a heartbreaking moment, but it has made me more determined," Etoundi told AAP.

"I will win a medal. It is what I am here to do. If I don't I will be very disappointed."

Head coach Yourik Sarkisian, a silver medallist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics when he represented the former USSR before moving to Australia and winning three Commonwealth golds and five world championships, has high hopes for Etoundi.

"I know what medal he will win, but I am not going to say. But he will do something here at these Games," Sarkisian told AAP.

"He is a very strong boy and has worked extremely hard to be right for this event. All the training is done. It's about being ready now."

Etoundi's fellow Cameroonian Simplice Ribouem competed in Delhi concerned for the safety of his family who were still living in Douala, the country's largest city.

However, Etoundi said there has been no backlash aimed at him over his decision to switch nationalities.

"I am lucky that I have two countries," he said.

"I have had no problems. My father is still the Cameroon coach and I am looking forward to seeing him here in Glasgow.

"I am an Australian now and feel very much part of the team."