Vedaant Madhavan, the son of actor R Madhavan, has made his father proud yet again by earning five gold medals at the Khelo India Youth Games
Vedaant Madhavan won seven medals in all, including five gold and two silver. Vendant won medals in swimming in a variety of categories
R Madhavan tweeted, "VERY grateful & humbled by the performances of Fernandes Apeksha ( 6 golds,1 silver, PB $ records)& Vedaant Madhavan (5golds &2 silver).Thank you Thameemul Ansari & Pradeep sir for the unwavering efforts & Shivraj Singh Chouhan & Anurag Thakur for the brilliant Khelo India Youth Games in Madhya Pradesh. So proud."
R Madhavan has been one of his son's strongest supporters and when Vedaant Madhavan won a gold medal in the Danish Open last year, Madhavan shared the news on social media as well
Maharashtra won the Khelo India Youth Games 2023 with a total of 161 medals, including 56 gold medals. Maharashtra won their third consecutive victory in the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games, while Haryana won the title once in 2018
Vedaant Madhavan started participating in swimming competitions from his school days and then later he developed professional interest
Vedaant Madhavan won a gold medal in the men's 800m freestyle event at the Danish Open. He had beaten Danish swimmer Alexander L Bjorn
Vedaant Madhavan has participated in several swimming competitions such as 3rd SFI All India National Club Championships, 64th National School Games, Glenmark 36th Sub Junior and 46th Junior National Aquatic Championships, 10th Asian Age Group Championships and Khelo India Youth Games
Interestingly, Vedaant Madhavan has also received an award for helping and saving animals in 2014