Japan's Rikako Ikee won her first race since coming back from leukemia treatment, winning the Tokyo Open's women's 50-meter butterfly Sunday, and afterward said she will compete at April's national championships, which double as a Tokyo Olympic qualifying event.The 20-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2019 and returned to racing last August. Competing in her strongest stroke, Ikee touched in 25.77 seconds at Tokyo's Tatsumi International Swimming Center.Although the 50 butterfly is a non-Olympic event, she has already met the qualifying times needed to compete in the 50 and 1…READ FULL ARTICLE
