JAKARTA, Indonesia --- Rikako Ikee could very well be the smiling face of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a new star that organizers are sure to promote during the build-up to the games. The 18-year-old Japanese swimmer has a lot to be happy about. Capped by a record eight medals at the Asian Games --- six gold --- Ikee has become an Olympic favorite, particularly in the 100-meter butterfly where she is chasing the world record. "If everything goes well, I think I will be able to set the world record," Ikee said, speaking through a translator to non-Japanese reporters after swimming ended on Friday. "But at the same time, it is not easy." A promising junior swimmer who qualified for the R...
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