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R Madhavan 'Overwhelmed' After Son Vedaant Bags Gold Medal For India At The Danish Open

Actor R Madhavan took✤ to social media to express his happiness ෴as his son Vedaant won a Gold Medal for India at the Danish Open. This comes just days after winning a silver medal in a different category.

R Madhavan With Son Vedaant
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Actor R Madhavan says he is 𒉰"overwhelmed and humbled" with his son Vedaant's winning streak after he scored his second medal, a gold, in swimming at the Danish Open in Copenhagen.

The 💛16-year-old bagged gold in the men's🌞 800m freestyle and bettered his personal best time by a whopping 11:48 to stop the clock at 8:17.28, edging past local swimmer Alexander L Bjorn by 0.10 to stand atop the podium on Sunday night.

Madhavan took to Instagr🥂am and po🐈sted a video of his son from the ceremony.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"... Today it's a Gold in 800m for @vedaantmadhavan. Overwhelmed and humbled. Thank you Coach @bacpradeep sir @swimmingfederation.in @anꦉsadxb and the entire team,&quo🦂t; the 51-year-old actor wrote.

On Friday, Vedaant had won the silver medal in the 1500m freestyle event, before betteri📖ng his 200m freesty🌞le time to finish 12th overall in the event.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Danish Open concludes on April 19.

[With Inputs From PTI]