FILE PHOTO: Japan's swimmer Rikako Ikee reacts after competing in the women's 50 metres freestyle competition in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo distributed by Kyodo August 29, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
(Reuters) - Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee will compete in Olympic qualifiers in April after clinching a podium finish in her first 100 metres butterfly event since being treated for leukaemia.
Ikee, who was diagnosed in February 2019 and returned to action in August last year, finished in 59.44 seconds to win bronze at the Tokyo Open on Saturday.
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