THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 30, 2020 at 16:50 JST
Rikako Ikee, center, dives into the pool in a 50-meter freestyle race at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on Aug. 29. (Pool)
Slowest in the pool at the start, Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee quickly found her championship form in a stirring comeback that brought tears to her eyes and to a proud nation. [Read More]
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