Rikako Ikee lost many of the things that made her an elite athlete during her battle with leukemia after being diagnosed with the disease in February 2019.
She¡¯s confident, however, that she can get back to where she was before the disease turned her life upside down.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, three days after officially being named to Japan¡¯s team for the Tokyo Games, the 20-year-old swimmer reflected on her performance at last week¡¯s national championships, which served as the country¡¯s Olympic trials, and was positive that she¡¯s only going to keep getting better.
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