Olympics: Japan's Ikee, teammates 8th in women's 4x100 medley relay

Leukemia-survivor Rikako Ikee and her Japan team finished eighth in the women's 4x100 medley relay on the final day of the Tokyo Olympic swimming on Sunday, while the men set a new national record in finishing sixth in the corresponding event.Ikee, who made a remarkable recovery to make the games after being diagnosed with the form of blood cancer in February 2019, made her first final in her third relay appearance at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. She hit the water third for Japan, taking the butterfly leg.Australia won in an Olympic record 3 minutes, 51.60 seconds, edging the United States by 0.1…READ FULL ARTICLE