Nozomi Okuhara ( 奥原希望 )

[suetyan]

Haha, yes. Happy birthday Noz. All of 17 yrs. One of my new breed of faves.

she is cute, isn't she?

[madbad]

she is cute, isn't she?

Tiny girl, cute as a button, fierce as a tiger

[phil-mm]

17 already??
Thought she was 14 just a short while ago .
It's high time to rake in the trophies in a hurry.

[chris-ccc]

she is cute, isn't she?

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Nozomi Okuhara has sent pics of her birthday gifts and herself with her birthday cake to her fans.

Did you see those pics?
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[suetyan]

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Nozomi Okuhara has sent pics of her birthday gifts and herself with her birthday cake to her fans.

Did you see those pics?
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of course.

[robin7]

I misread as 奥运希望!

[phil-mm]

2012 Asia U-19 Junior Championships. Gimcheon, Korea.

[madbad]

Has she grown? She was tiny when we saw her at the Canadian Open last year.

[phil-mm]

Has she grown? She was tiny when we saw her at the Canadian Open last year.

That is definitely her. Looks like a supreme athlete to me, worthy to be a champion.
But her eyes become tiny when she plays badminton .

[madbad]

That is definitely her. Looks like a supreme athlete to me, worthy to be a champion.
But her eyes become tiny when she plays badminton .

Maybe because she's changed her hairstyle. She looks more "grown up"

[suetyan]

2012 Asia U-19 Junior Championships. Gimcheon, Korea.

wow, that's real her? Look a bit different.

[chris-ccc]

wow, that's real her? Look a bit different.

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Hahaha... For you and I, looking at Nozomi's facebook (posted photos), we should know how she is changing in her appearance.

Perhaps, we should direct her to this thread.
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[Justin L]

Nozomi not more than 19-yrs-old,good for her,hope to see more of her soon. I mixed her up with Ayane who I think has faded from the scene.

[phil-mm]

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Maybe because she's changed her hairstyle. She looks more "grown up"

wow, that's real her? Look a bit different.

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Hahaha... For you and I, looking at Nozomi's facebook (posted photos), we should know how she is changing in her appearance.

Perhaps, we should direct her to this thread.
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Was expecting some skeptical responses, as I too hadn't been sure that she is Nozomi. Her hair was combed the other way, and the image isn't inverted laterally, as some posters do for whatever reasons, as the yy logo is on the left and Nozomi is a right hander. Also, she had a white coloured handgrip instead of the yellow one.
Did double check this time, as I do not wish to be the resident idiot by posting photos of the wrong person a second time, after mixing the NTT East players up earlier.

The source of the photos states her name:

http://www.badmintonkorea.co.kr/gnub..._id=597&page=5

오쿠하라 노조미 is Okuhara Nozomi in Korean.

In addition, she is one of the four female players among the eight not wearing wristbands, and the only one with orange footwear.





Poor Nozomi looked rather distraught in the second photo.
It had been a very narrow loss in the gold medal match.

[phil-mm]

Nozomi not more than 19-yrs-old,good for her,hope to see more of her soon. I mixed her up with Ayane who I think has faded from the scene.

Ayane is the tall one, 1.72 m in stature, I think. She has her own thread.



madbad, do you remember this shot ?

[madbad]

Good detective work Phil .

Now go find Ayane; I though I last saw her on the back of a milk carton

[madbad]

Ayane is the tall one, 1.72 m in stature, I think. She has her own thread.



madbad, do you remember this shot ?

Of course I do, and the sleeping Ayane as well... just for you, my friend