Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, reacts after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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