Sambid hails from Balasore district and trains under the guidance of coach Gitanjali Panda at Judo Hall, Bhanja Kala Mandap, Bhubaneswar. Student of B K Art College, Bhubaneswar, Sambid won one bronze medal in the 10th Asia Pacific Deaf Games, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 1 to 8 December 2024. He also secured a black belt for his international participation.

Laxmi belongs to Jagatsinghpur and trains at MPIS, Paradip, under the guidance of coach Lopamudra Pati. She won one bronze medal in the Odisha State Judo Championship, held at KT Global School in Barunei, Khordha from 8 to 12 October 2024.
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TOP: Odisha para judoka Sambid Das (Right) and Laxmi Singh (Left) pose with their medals at the 27th Senior National Deaf Sports Championship, held in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh from 20 to 23 June 2025.
RIGHT: Odisha judo athletes and officials pose at the 27th Senior National Deaf Sports Championship in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.