Birthdays on 16 April

Shinji Okazaki, born on April 16, 1986, is a footballer from Japan. He plays for the national football team of Japan as well as for the Leicester City. He is the most prolific Japanese player at the club level In the history of Bundesliga.

Some of his career Achievements:-

• Won the Premier League with the Leicester team in 2016
• Honored with the AFC International Footballer of the Year in 2016
• He was a part of the Japanese team who won the AFC Asian Cup in 2011
• He was selected as the “Man of the Match” in the 2016-17 EFL Cup in which he scored his first league goal of the season.

Born on 16 April 1993, Mirai Nagasu is a figure skater from the United States. She has won the silver medal in the ladies’ singles event in 2016 and bronze medals in 2011 and 2017 at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC).

Her other career Achievements:

• Bagged a silver medal in 2007 and a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
• Earned a gold medal at the 2007-08 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
• Won the gold medal in 2008, a silver medal in 2010 and bronze medals in 2011 and 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, born on 16 April 1982, is a professional basketball player from France. Before joining the NBA, he played for French League. Boris mostly plays at power forward.

A glimpse of some of his Achievements:-

• Earned a bronze medal in 2014 FIBA World Cup, a EuroBasket title in 2013, two bronze medals in EuroBasket 2015 and 2005 and a silver medal in EuroBasket 2011
• Honored with the title of NBA’s “Most Improved Player” in 2006 as a member of the Phoenix Suns
• Won the French League “French Player’s MVP” title in 2003