Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee (3rd lane), who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, starts in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. 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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