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Anushka Sharma, Lara Dutta, and others react as R Madhavan's son Vedaant wins 5 gold medals at swimming tournament

R Madhavan on Sunday took to his Instagram account to share pictures of his son Vedaant, who bagged five golds for India at a recent swimming tournament. Celebrities including Anushka Sharma, Lara Dutta, Suriya Sivakumar, and others congratulated Vedaant on his amazing feat.

Vedaant wins 5 gold medals for India at swimming championship
Vedaant wins 5 gold medals for India at swimming championship

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Published : Apr 17, 2023, 3:25 PM IST

Hyderabad: Actor-director R Madhavan's son Vedaant brought home medals for India after winning at the most recent Malaysia Invitational Age Group Swimming Championships. The actor-director on Sunday took to his social media handle to announce the news. R Madhavan also shared pictures of his son and his wife from the event. Several people and celebrities including Anushka Sharma, Lara Dutta, and others congratulated Vedaant on his win.

Taking to Instagram, Madhavan posted a number of pictures of his son competing in the most recent swimming championships. In the pictures, Vedaant could be seen posing for the camera while holding the Indian flag and his medals. In one of the pictures, Madhavan's wife Sarita Birje could also be seen. A close-up photo of the medals that Vedaant won was also included.

Sharing the pictures, Madhavan wrote in the caption, "With God's grace and all your good wishes Vedaant gets 5 golds for India (50m, 100m, 200m, 400m and 1500m) with 2 PB's at the Malaysian invitational age group championships, 2023 held this weekend in Kuala Lumpur. Elated and very grateful. Thank you Pradeep sir @media.iccsai @ansadxb (with heart emojis)."

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Reacting to the post, several celebrities congratulated Vedant for his accomplishment. Anushka Sharma commented, "👏👏👏 congratulations to you all 💕." Lara Dutta Bhupathi commented, "Awesome!!!! Congratulations!!! ❤️❤️." Suriya Sivakumar commented, "This is beautiful ❤️ Hearty congratulations to Vedaant, Sarita and you and the team!!"

Vedaant has won numerous medals in swimming competitions in recent years, so this is not the first time he has won big. He represented Team Maharashtra in the Khelo India 2023 tournament in February of this year and won five gold and two silver medals. He also won a gold medal in the 800m men freestyle swimming event at the Danish Open last year.

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