FULL NAME: Sambit Pradhan
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 13 March 1997 (Source: Odisha Rugby Football Association), 11 December 1997 (Source: Odisha Olympic Association), 11 December 2002 (Source: Odisha Rugby Football Association)
PARENTS: Father (), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Adaspur, Cuttack, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Biju Pattnaik College, Bhubaneswar
PROFESSION: Doing a part-time job at a school where teaches children various sports.
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Bhubaneswar Rugby Football Club
TRAINING PLACE: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTEDE: Odisha Senior Men, Hyderabad Heroes

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha men rugby sevens team that won the Bronze medal in the 38th National Games at Ganga Athletics Ground in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 31 January 2025.
*     He was part of the Odisha team that won the Bronze medal in the Senior Men National Rugby Sevens Championship at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on 30 June 2024.
*     He was part of the 23-member Bhubaneswar RFC team that finished runners-up in the Callaghan Cup All-India Men’s Division-2 Rugby XVs Tournament, held at Chaugan Stadium in Jaipur (Rajasthan) from Nov 1 to 5, 2017.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     He was part of the Hyderabad Heroes team that secured the third position in the 1st Rugby Premier League (RPL), held at Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai from 15 to 29 June 2025.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     He comes from a family of farmers.
*     His journey in rugby started quite late when he was studying at Biju Pattnaik College in Bhubaneswar where he spent most of his childhood.
*     In 2019, he broke his hand while playing a tournament in Amritsar and left the sport for three years.
*     Sambit started playing again in 2022.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 15 November 2017
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 1 July 2025