They say seeing your children succeed in life is more satisfying than your own success. R Madhavan is on cloud nine as his son, who has already made it clear that he doesn't want to live under his father's shadow?and rather make his own identity has won not one or two but seven medals at Khelo India 2023.?
Revealing the son, proud daddy Madhavan tweeted, "VERY grateful & humbled by the performances of @fernandes_apeksha ( 6 golds,1 silver,PB $ records)& @VedaantMadhavan (5golds &2 silver).Thank you @ansadxb & Pradeep sir for the unwavering efforts & @ChouhanShivraj & @ianuragthakur for the brilliant #KheloIndiaInMP. So proud."
He added in another tweet, "With gods grace -Gold in 100m, 200m and 1500m and silver in 400m and 800m."
Talking about his success at the age of 16, Vedaant Madhavan had earlier said he didn't want to be called R Madhavan's son and instead wanted to make a name for himself.?
"I didn't wanna live under my dad¡¯s shadow. I wanted to make name for myself. I didn¡¯t want to be just R Madhavan¡¯s son," he told DD India in an interview.?
Furthermore, he also spoke about how his family is constantly making efforts to support him. "They are always looking after me. Both put so much effort. One of the main sacrifices my parents made was to shift to Dubai".?
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