Actor Jin Tae-hyun left a congratulatory message mentioning his adopted daughter and marathoner Han Ji-hye finishing fifth nationwide.
On the 19th, Jin Tae-hyun posted, Self pride, our Ji-hye placed fifth again at the 106th National Sports Festival!! Gyeonggi-do's Han Ji-hye! Proud and great, gain lots of experience!! This is just the beginning!!! and wrote, Korea women's marathon, fighting!!
He also shared footage of his daughter crossing the finish line, adding a short video with the caption, Fifth nationwide marathoner! Proud!!! Sleep when you get home. The marathoner Han Ji-hye, who crossed the finish line in fifth place, lay down on the track gasping for breath with no time to celebrate, giving a sense of how much effort she had poured in.
Earlier on the 17th, Jin Tae-hyun said, At the 106th National Sports Festival held in Busan, Han Ji-hye, who calls us mom and dad, will compete in the marathon the day after tomorrow. The countless sweat shed all summer is the result of genuine training time, and recalled the moment she first told them, I want to become a good adult like you two. Those words made us think deeply. I have never once in my life thought of myself as a good person. So at least for this child, we decided to become truly good adults, and thus we became a family who eat together and take care of her, explaining the reason they adopted her.
In particular, Jin Tae-hyun said, This event is not being broadcast live. So I plan to cheer even harder. If you also send warm support, I think Ji-hye representing Gyeonggi-do will not give up and will finish. He added, Ranking is not everything. But for athletes, performance and records are everything. I sincerely hope she experiences the rewards of sweat that only athletes who run to the end and surpass their limits can enjoy. Although we are not her biological parents, as family who have always watched her training and share meals with her, we pray and cheer for her to complete the race well.
Meanwhile, Jin Tae-hyun married fellow actor Park Si-eun in 2015, and the couple received strong public support for steady volunteer work and adopting their first daughter, Davida. Since then the couple has continued economic support while adopting two daughters who are marathoners. Recently, Jin Tae-hyun surprised many by being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, but he is recovering well after a successful surgery.
[Photo] Jin Tae-hyun
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