Leukemia
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Japan’s national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Ikee on Sunday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics just two years after the was diagnosed with leukemia. (Kyodo News via AP)
Rikako Ikee qualifies for Tokyo Olympic after leukemia

By Stephen Wade Apr. 04, 2021 06:06 AM EDT

Japanese swim star Rikako Ikee reacts after a women’s 50-meter freestyle at a local race meet, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo. Ikee, who revealed in February last year she had leukemia, returned to competitive swimming on Saturday. The meet was organized by the Tokyo Swimming Association to give athletes a chance to compete following the cancellation of so many other meets this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.(Kyodo News via AP)
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee back after leukemia treatment

By Koji Ueda And Stephen Wade Aug. 29, 2020 04:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 23, 2020, file photo, Japanese swimming athlete Rikako Ikee holding the lantern containing Olympic flame poses during a photo session at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. Japanese swim sta Ikee will compete on Saturday, Aug. 29, in a meet for the first time since being treated for leukemia. Ikee won six gold medals in the Asian Games two years ago in Jakarta, Indonesia, and would have been a favorite in several events going into the now-postponed Tokyo Olympics. (Du Xiaoyi/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Swimmer Rikako Ikee back in pool after leukemia treatment

Aug. 28, 2020 12:12 AM EDT