Rio Paralympic Swim Japan National Team Ike announces retirement from retirement July 27, 20:40
Ari Ike, who was a Japanese representative of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics swimming race, announced on his SNS that he will retire from active duty last year as he will concentrate on treating the depression that developed.
21-year-old Airi Iri has a paralyzed left leg, and was aiming for the Tokyo Games by participating in the 7th event such as freestyle and relay at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro tournament, which played for the first time in the Paralympic Games.
Ike has updated his SNS by 27th and has announced that he will retire from active duty to concentrate on the treatment of depression.
Regarding depression, he said, "It's difficult to cure and it's the most painful disease." "I couldn't do it. I continued to watch."
And after saying, "I want people who are suffering in the same way to reach me," I added a message to myself, "Escape quickly from unpleasant things. If it's very important, throw it away if it's painful. I want to say that there is no."
“Thank you very much. I will devote myself to treatment and continue my new life.”
Ike was seriously injured in a traffic accident last summer, and was diagnosed with autism with no voice and severe depression, and he was temporarily away from the competition, but after that, he moved to Osaka and practiced. It was restarting.