Actor R Madhavan's son Vedaant Madhavan bagged a silver medal for India in men's 1,500-metre freestyle swimming at the Danish Open in Copenhagen, said the actor in an Instagram post.

He thanked the Swimming Federation of India and Vedaant's coach Pradeep for the achievement.

"@vedaantmadhavan wins Silver for India at the Danish Open in Copenhagen. Thank you so much Pradeep sir, #swimmingfederationofindia and #ansadxb for all your efforts. We are so proud.❤️❤️🙏🙏," he wrote.

Vedaant, an athlete by profession, has said that his biggest dream is to win a medal for India in the Olympics games.