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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rushan Gao of Houston has once again demonstrated |
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remarkable athletic skill by earning three gold medals in table |
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tennis at the 2008 Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, One of the premier senior athletic events in the |
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world, the Huntsman World Senior Games is an annual international, |
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Olympic-style sporting event that attracts more than 9,500 athletes |
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to compete in a wide variety of events; and |
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WHEREAS, A dominant force among table tennis players ages 80 |
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and older Mr. Gao has won gold medals in men's singles, men's |
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doubles, and mixed doubles at every Huntsman event since 2005, a |
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total of 12 first-place finishes in the last four years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gao has also enjoyed success in other |
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competitions, including his victories in mixed doubles and men's |
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singles play at the 2008 San Antonio Senior Games and in the mixed |
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doubles category at the 2008 Kerrville Senior Games; in addition, |
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he finished third in the over-80 singles division at the USA Table |
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Tennis U.S. Open in 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gao's notable and ongoing achievements help to |
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demonstrate the benefits of good health and physical fitness for |
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people of all ages, and he serves as an inspiring example of how |
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Texans can live vigorous and eventful lives deep into their golden |
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years; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rushan Gao on his many victories at |
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the Huntsman World Senior Games and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued joy and success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Gao as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |