Rikako Ikee Secures Spot for 2024 Paris Olympics
21:19 JST, March 18, 2024
Rikako Ikee secured her spot as a representative for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 100-meter butterfly on Monday.
Despite being diagnosed with leukemia in February 2019, she was able to compete at the Tokyo Olympics after recovering from the disease.
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