Leukemia-diagnosed swimmer Rikako Ikee to return to competition this month

TOKYO - Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who went public with her leukemia diagnosis in February last year, will return to competition at a Tokyo meet to be held later this month, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The 20-year-old Nihon University student will compete in the women's 50-meter freestyle at a meet sanctioned by the Tokyo Swimming Association to be held Aug. 29 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, according to the sources.Ikee was considered a contender for multiple medals at the now-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but she was forced to put all swimming-r…READ FULL ARTICLE