New Delhi: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Tuesday cleared Sunita Rani of all doping charges and decided to ‘reinstate’ her and return her Busan Asian Games medals.

The OCA had received an official communication from the International Olympic Committee's Medical Director stating that it had come to the conclusion that there was a "serious discrepancy" in the drug test carried out by the laboratory in Seoul and that no further action should be taken in the case, a top OCA official said.

The IOC sub-commission on doping and bio-chemistry together with World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) experts had reviewed the samples of distance runner Sunita Rani and recommended that no further action should be taken in the case and appropriate measures should be taken against the laboratory.

Subsequently, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) also cleared Sunita Rani of all charges.

"Therefore, the OCA declares that Sunita Rani won a gold medal in the 1500m and a bronze medal in the 5000m during the 14th Asian Games in Busan.

"The OCA is now pleased to confirm that it has cleared Sunita Rani of all charges and is extremely pleased to reinstate her and return her medals," the official said.

PTI