.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master are going to end up being the 1st personal ladies's sportsmen to become granted the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt announced Tuesday that their bipartisan regulation had actually passed your house of Panels as well as would be actually sent out to President Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to recognize Master, the ping pong Hall of Famer and also protestor, had actually passed with one voice in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, pointed out in a declaration that Master's "life time of proposal and hard work modified the landscape for women and also ladies on the courthouse, in the classroom, and the work environment." The bill was actually introduced in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of King's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "Fight of the Sexes," still the most-watched ping pong suit of perpetuity. The award, rewarded through Our lawmakers for notable success as well as payments to society, has actually previously been actually offered to sportsmens, including baseball players Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente as well as golf players Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had actually actually been rewarded the Presidential Medal of Flexibility in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, mentions she has "busted barricades, led uncharted courses, and also influenced countless individuals to stand happily with nerve as well as view in the fight for what is right.".