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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 290 

Honoring the contributions of the Rocky Mountain Senior Games on its 

30th anniversary for significantly improving the health and well-being 

of older Americans. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2007 

Mrs. MUSGRAVE (for herself, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. 

TANCREDO, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. LAMBORN, and Ms. DEGETTE) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the contributions of the Rocky Mountain Senior 

Games on its 30th anniversary for significantly improving the health and well-being of older Americans. 

Whereas in 1978 the Colorado Senior Sports Development 

Council (CSSDC) began hosting athletic competitions for 

individuals 50 years of age and older; 

Whereas the city of Greeley, Colorado, worked with CSSDC 

to bring this popular athletic competition and social opportunity to the Rocky Mountain region; 

Whereas the Rocky Mountain Senior Games originated as a 

1-day event featuring swimming, basketball, and track 

and field; 


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•HRES 290 IH 

Whereas the Rocky Mountain Senior Games now features a 

variety of sports and recreational activities during the 

week-long competition, including archery, badminton, 

basketball, billiards, bowling, cycling, golf, horseshoes, 

dancing, pickleball, race walking, racquetball, running, 

shuffleboard, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and 

field, triathlon, trap and skeet shooting, and weight lifting; 

Whereas the Rocky Mountain Senior Games encourages athletes of all abilities to participate in the competition by 

creating age categories with 5-year increments; 

Whereas the competition is also divided into male and female 

divisions, as well as mixed divisions in several doubles 

events; 

Whereas athletes who qualify at the State level are eligible 

to compete at the biennial National Senior Games; 

Whereas Colorado is always well represented at the National 

Senior Games by athletes who pay their own expenses to 

attend and compete, such as the 640 Colorado athletes 

who have already qualified for the 2007 National Senior 

Games in Louisville, Kentucky; 

Whereas participants in the Rocky Mountain Senior Games 

experience the friendly fellowship, comraderie, and 

exhiliration of competition, as well as the enjoyment of 

associatied social events; 

Whereas participants in the Rocky Mountain Senior Games 

experience highly beneficial effects on both their physical 

and mental health, leading to the ultimate goal of the 

Games of promoting ‘‘Fitness as a Lifestyle’’; 

Whereas volunteers and event coordinators of all ages make 

the week’s events possible; and 


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Whereas the 30th annual Rocky Mountain Senior Games will 

be held from June 6–10, 2007: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 

2 the contributions of the Rocky Mountain Senior Games 

3 on its 30th anniversary for significantly improving the 

4 health and well-being of older Americans. 

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