Swimming: Cancer survivor Rikako Ikee's first race of 2021 set for Jan. 10

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who was forced out of competition for 19 months after a leukemia diagnosis in February 2019, decided a Jan. 10 meet in Tokyo will be her first event of 2021, sources close to the swimmer said Sunday.According to the sources, the 20-year-old will race the women's 100-meter freestyle in the Tokyo Swimming Association-organized event to be held at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, her first competitive swim since the intercollegiate championships in October.Ikee opted out of the Dec. 3-6 national championships in order to focus on her cancer recovery an…READ FULL ARTICLE