By AFPMore by this AuthorTOKYOJapanese swim queen Rikako Ikee, the poster girl for next year's Tokyo Olympics, has been diagnosed with leukaemia, the 18-year-old tweeted on Tuesday. In a shock announcement, Ikee said: "After feeling unwell I returned in haste from Australia and following tests I was diagnosed with leukaemia. Ikee told fans she was determined to beat her illness after being forced to abandon her training camp on Australia's Gold Coast. After her breakout performance in Jakarta, Ikee told AFP that she welcomed the pressure to produce at the Tokyo Olympics. We want to do everything we can to allow her to compete at the Tokyo Olympics."

Source: Daily Nation February 12, 2019 11:03 UTC