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Actor Madhavan’s son wins gold medal at Denmark Open swimming meet

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Actor R. Madhavan's heart swelled with pride to see his son Vedaant win a silver medal at the Danish Open swimming meet in Copenhagen, Denmark.</p>
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Taking to Instagram, Madhavan shared the good news with his fans and followers. "vedaantmadhavan wins Silver for India at the Danish Open in Copenhagen. Thank you so much Pradeep sir, #swimmingfederationofindia and #ansadxb for all your efforts. We are so proud," he wrote.</p>
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Alongside the note, the proud father dropped a video of Vedaant from the felicitation ceremony.</p>
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The 16-year-old Vedaant won the medal by clocking 15:57:86 in the 1500m freestyle event.</p>
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After knowing about the glorious achievement, netizens including members of the film industry showered the teenager with congratulatory wishes.</p>
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"Wooohooooooo.. many more to come! Scale the world son," actor Rohit Roy commented.</p>
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"Awwwww Woooowwwww..Congratulations," actor Shilpa Shetty wrote.</p>
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Vedaant had earlier won a bronze medal at the Latvia Open in March 2021 and had bagged seven medals (four silver and three bronze) at the Junior National Aquatic Championships last year.</p>

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