[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23994]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JASMINE CLARK

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                       HON. LYNN A. WESTMORELAND

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 7, 2007

  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a champion 
athlete from Georgia's 3rd Congressional District.
  Jasmine Clark, a 9-year-old from Tyrone, took her taekwondo skills to 
the 2007 Junior Olympics in July and came home with a gold medal. 
Jasmine's victory earns her the title of national champion for female 
blue belts in her age range.
  Jasmine began competing in taekwondo just 3 years ago but quickly 
proved to be a natural. Nevertheless, she entered the Junior Olympics 
as an underdog, and with grit and determination took the gold in the 
elite open division and then the world class division.
  Every champion, of course, has a supporting cast that plays an 
important role in any victory. For Jasmine, those supporters include 
her parents, Louis and Yongmi Clark, and her coach at Tiger Martial 
Arts in Fayetteville, Ehud Kojak. These mentors rightfully bask in 
Jasmine's reflected glory.
  I join Jasmine's peers and teachers at Robert J. Burch Elementary 
School and the people of Fayette County in stating our pride in 
Jasmine's gold medal victory in taekwondo at the Junior Olympics. I 
hope and trust that this is merely the opening of an outstanding 
athletic career for Jasmine Clark. I congratulate her and wish her the 
best in all her future endeavors in the sport.

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