Swimming: Leukemia survivor Ikee wins Olympic berth in relay

[mantana]

I thought I'll share - we won't all become Olympic winners in our lives, but that's definitely encouraging!

Swimming star Rikako Ikee, who is recovering from leukemia, received a berth at the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay after winning the 100 butterfly on Sunday at Japan's national championships.

The 20-year-old, competing at the nationals for the first time since being diagnosed with the disease in February 2019, was third in the 100 butterfly semifinals in 58.48 seconds a day earlier.

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[bennevisplace]

Quite amazing.

[Ellieoak]

Great news.