IKEHARA Ayaka

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Women	2019	Japan
14	Women	2013	Serbia
16	Women	2017	Germany
19	Women	2015	Denmark

Asian Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2018	Japan
2	Women	2017	Republic of Korea

Athlete

Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, JPN

English, Japanese

Odense Handbold [Denmark] since 2020/21

Ulrik Kirkely [club, national], DEN

Right wing (olympicchannel.com, 30 May 2019; odensehaandbold.dk, 01 Jul 2020)

Left (odensehaandbold.dk, 01 Jul 2020)

In January 2019 she tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] and damaged the meniscus in her right knee during a match. She underwent surgery and returned to competitive action at the 2019 World Championships in Kumamoto, Japan. (ryukyushimpo.jp, 22 Jul 2020; sanspo.com, 24 Nov 2020)

In Mach 2018 she partially tore a ligament in her left knee during training and required three months of recovery. (ryukyushimpo.jp, 22 Jul 2020; handball-station.jimdo.com, 19 Mar 2018; Handball Station Facebook page, 29 Mar 2018)

Although she was included in the squad, she was not able to compete at the 2013 World Championships in Serbia due to a right ankle injury. (ryukyushimpo.jp, 18 Mar 2014)

Dame Handbold Ligaen [DEN] (scorespro.com, 01 Aug 2019)

She began playing handball at age 11. (nikkan-spa.jp, 31 Aug 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (fujitv.co.jp, 05 Aug 2018)

Japanese volleyball player Yoshie Takeshita. (odensehaandbold.dk, 01 Jul 2020)

She was named in the Best Seven team of the year for the 2015/16 Japan Handball League season. (sportsevent.jp, 2016)