According to Japanese media reports, Japanese swimmer Rihanako Ikee, who defeated leukemia, won her first crown after her comeback in the 50-meter butterfly competition of the Tokyo Metropolitan Open on the 21st local time. She also said she had decided to participate in the Japan Championships and Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament in April.
Data chart: On August 24, 2018, champion Japan's Rihanako Chie (center), runner-up China's Liu Xiang (left) and runner-up China's Wu Qingfeng at the award ceremony. Image source: Xinhua News Agency reporter Pan Yulong
According to reports, Rihanako Ikee swam a good time of 25.77 seconds in the 50m butterfly competition of the Tokyo Metropolitan Open, equivalent to the eighth place at the 2019 World Championships.
While expectations for Ikee's participation in the Tokyo Olympics are heating up, she only said: "As I said before, the goal has always been the 2024 Paris Olympics, and I will work hard for it." ”
Ikee Rihanako, 20 years old, is a superstar in the Japanese swimming world and a well-deserved leader of the new generation. She is the Japanese record holder for the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 100m butterfly.
In 2016, the 16-year-old Rihanako Ikee was selected for the Japanese national team. At that year's FINA Short Course World Cup in Tokyo, she set three consecutive World Youth Records in the women's 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly and 100m medley.
At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, she won 6 gold and 2 silver alone, becoming the first female athlete in the history of the Asian Games to win the "Most Valuable Athlete" award.
However, in February 2019, the swimming genius announced on her personal social media that she had been diagnosed with leukemia and would interrupt her competition for treatment. In February last year, Ikee Rihanako announced that she had defeated the disease and officially began to resume training. After another year, Chi Jiang has completed her first crown after her comeback, and next, she will attack to a higher goal. (End)
Source: China News Network