The Roy family lives in abject poverty and the sprinter usually was only able to eat two meals a day, with little attention to the kind of nutrition the top athletes need.

Roy was promised a job and monetary assistance after her performance at the National Open Meet by both, the Indian Railways and the State Government of West Bengal.

[2] Roy participated in the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 4X100-meter Relay races at the 51st National Open Athletics Championships, hosted at the Yuva Bharti Krirangan, Kolkata.

[3] Roy made her comeback by winning the gold medal for the 200-meter race in the second Indian Grand Prix Championship in Patiala.

[5] Under the guidance of the Chief national coach in the sprinting, Tarun Saha, Asha Roy had been training to participate in Rio Olympics in the 200-meter race and represent the Railways.

[6] Roy was in the national preparatory camp for the Rio Olympics in Thiruvananthapuram when her waist injury became worse and she could no longer continue to train.