Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at an Asian Games on Sunday after the teenager scooped an unprecedented six gold medals in the Jakarta pool.
Only North Korean shooter So Gin-man, who won seven golds and a silver at New Delhi in 1982, has won more titles at one edition of the games, but the 18-year-old Ikee also picked up two relay silvers to match his record tally of eight medals.
All six golds were achieved in Asian Games record times and her achievement was made all the more remarkable as she arrived in Jakarta immediately after the Pan Pacific championships, where she won a gold, two silvers and a bronze.