.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will become the initial personal ladies's sportsmen to become rewarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket declared Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had passed your home of Agents and also would be delivered to President Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to recognize King, the ping pong Hall of Famer and also lobbyist, had currently passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a declaration that King's "life time of campaigning for as well as hard work altered the yard for girls and also ladies on the courtroom, in the class, and the place of work." The bill was actually introduced in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of Master's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "War of the Sexes," still the most-watched ping pong suit of all time. The medal, rewarded through Congress for notable accomplishments and also additions to community, has formerly been actually provided to professional athletes, consisting of baseball players Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and golfers Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson as well as Arnold Palmer.King had actually already been granted the Presidential Award of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, mentions she possesses "broken obstacles, led uncharted pathways, and encouraged many individuals to stand up proudly with tenacity and strong belief in the defend what is right.".