Veteran swimmer Ryosuke Irie said Thursday he hopes to head toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on a high by completing a four-peat in the 200-meter backstroke and three-peat in the 100 at the Asian Games."(The Asian Games) are considered the Olympics of Asia. They will be a high point as I aim for the Tokyo Olympics in two years' time," the 28-year-old told reporters after a training session at the Aquatics Stadium in Jakarta.Irie, who won two silver medals at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships last week in Tokyo, will be up against China's 2017 world champion Xu Jiayu in the 100 backstroke…READ FULL ARTICLE
