New Delhi: Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday suspended drug-tainted athlete Sunita Rani's coach Renu Kohli to facilitate the inquiry ordered by the Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI).

"The suspension is a normal procedure in such cases so that the inquiry is free and fair," a top SAI official said. Kohli has already been examined by the one-man committee of Sushil Salwan, which is probing the Sunita Rani drug scandal.

Sunita Rani was stripped of her gold and bronze medals won at the Busan Asian Games after she tested positive for banned substance nandrolone. The official said according to government rules the suspension would have to be revoked after three months in case no charges were established against Kohli.

PTI