A talented 18-year-old Japanese swimmer, Rikako Ikee, who is very popular in Japan and one of the athletes who are most expected to win gold medals at the Tokyo 2020, posted on her Twitter that she was diagnosed with leukemia.
She had been in the training trip in Australia since last month, but she returned to Japan last week because of being in bad shape.
The details are;
CNN news
Very surprising and shocking.
Almost all Japanese people are shocked.
A person who was surprised and shocked most is her, needless to say.
But she shows positive comment on her Twitter. What a strong mental she has!
Her coach and the vice chairman of the Japan Swimming Federation also said in the news conference that she was really strong.
But, she is still 18 years old, and only one year until the Olympic trial.
I hope she recovers from the disease soon and we can see her at the Tokyo 2020.
Ikee got 6 gold medals at the Asian Games last summer
(frm: https://dot.asahi.com)
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