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R Madhavan REACTS to son Vedaant's Asian Games performance

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R Madhavan REACTS to son Vedaant's Asian Games performance
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Actor R Madhavan’s son, swimmer Vedaant Madhavan, made his Asian Games debut on Monday, competing for India in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.However, as reported by PTI, the Indian team failed to qualify for the final after finishing ninth in the heats. Vedaant, along with Sajan Prakash, Dhakshan Shashikumar and Aneesh Sunil, clocked 7:24.32 to finish ninth among 13 teams.Only the top eight teams advance to the final.After the qualifying round, Vedaant took to his Instagram Story to share the disappointing news. He wrote, "Missed finals by 0.2 and best Indian by 0.5, 200 free day after." Resharing the post, dad R Madhavan shared Vedaant's story and replied with a string of 'praying hands' emoticons.Vedaant will compete in two more events - the 200m freestyle (September 23) and the 200m backstroke (September 25).Previosuly, the proud dad gushed about his son's career as a professional swimmer.

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