R Madhavan moves to Dubai to help son Vedaant prepare for upcoming 2026 Olympics

Bollywood actor R Madhavan's son, Vedaant Madhavan is a national level swimmer. He will be representing India in 2026 Olympics. actor in a recent media interaction revealed that he and his wife Sarita had moved to Dubai to help ir son Vedaant prepare for Olympics. Madhavan said that y were moving to Dubai because y were Olympic sized pools in India. 

R Madhavan moves to Dubai to help son Vedaant prepare for Olympics

In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, R Madhavan said that his family had moved to Dubai to help prepare his son Vedaant for Olympics. actor said that larger swimming pools in Mumbai were eir closed because of Covid or out-of-bounds so he and his wife moved with Vedaant to Dubai where he had access to large pools. proud far said that he and wife Sarita were right by ir son's side to help him prepare for international tournament. 

actor was asked wher he ever wanted his son to be an actor, to which Madhavan said he never thought of his son becoming an actor. He added and said that he and his wife just went along with whatever ir son wanted to do. 

Meanwhile, Vedaant Madhavan made headlines earlier this year as he bagged seven medals at a championship held in Bengaluru. According to a report by Bridge, actor’s son had participated in junior national aquatic championships in Bengaluru and won seven medals re. He reportedly got four silver and three bronze medals held at Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre.

On his son's 16th birthday in August, Madhavan had called himself a “blessed far” as he shared a picture with him. He had written, "Thank you for beating me at almost everything I am good at and making me jealous yet, my heart swell with pride. I have to learn so much from you my boy. As you step into threshold of manhood, I want to wish you a very happy 16th birthday and hope and pray that you’re able to make this world a better place than we are able to give to you. I’m a blessed far."  

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