Following her victory in the 5000-metre race in the Asian Games in October 2023, Parul Chaudhary had said, "In our UP, it takes a gold medal to get you the post of DSP. I hope this effort gets me that position.”
Neeraj Chopra had won the maiden gold for Indian athletics in Tokyo Olympics last year. After shooter Abhivan Bindra, who had won gold in 2008 in Beijing Olympics, Neeraj was the second Indian to win an individual gold in the games.