Rikako Ikee, the 2018 Asian Games' MVP, qualified on Saturday for this September's games in Hangzhou, China, with a 53.83-second time in the women's 100-meter freestyle at Japan's national championships.Ikee, who won six gold medals at the 2018 games in Jakarta, was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2019. However, she came back strong enough to compete at last summer's Tokyo Olympics.A winner of six gold medals in Jakarta, Ikee has also qualified for the Asian Games' 50 butterfly via the nationals at Yokohama International Swimming Pool."I'm sincerely happy," Ikee said after meeting the q…READ FULL ARTICLE
