Japanese swimming star and leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee has vowed to up her game even further, with an eye toward the 2024 Paris Olympics, after wrapping up her final race at the Tokyo Games and capping an incredible comeback from leukemia.
“I hope to show in world competitions from now on that ‘Ikee is getting stronger and stronger,'” she said after swimming in the women’s 400-meter medley relay final Sunday.
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