体坛英语资讯：Nighty-year-old Chinese pockets three golds at U.S. National Senior Games
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 29-- <span word="Rushan">Rushan</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 90-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pocketed">pocketed</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="golds">golds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>.</p><p><span word="Gao">Gao</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="single">single</span>, <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doubles">doubles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="doubles">doubles</span>.</p><p><span word="Gao">Gao</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medallist">medallist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span>, <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="national">national</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quiting">quiting</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="quit">quit</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="games">games</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="motherland">motherland</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> 72-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="prostate">prostate</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2006, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="stents">stents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p>
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