Inés Lucía Castillo Salazar (born 7 December 1999) is a Peruvian

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player. She represented

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in women's singles at the

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Career

In 2016, she competed at the

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and reached the second round. In 2018, she reached the semi-finals of the Pan American Championships with her partner Paula la Torre Regal but lost to

Rachel Honderich Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vi ...

and

Kristen Tsai Kristen Tsai (born 11 July 1995) is a Taiwanese born Canadian badminton player. She is the women's doubles champion at the 2019 Pan American Games, fifth time Pan Am Champion winning the women's singles title in 2012, and then the women's doubl ...

10–21, 12–21. In 2023, she won a bronze medal at the

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in the

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event with

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. In 2024, she qualified for the

. She was placed in Group J with

Aya Ohori is a Japanese badminton player from Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliate with Tonami Transportation badminton club. Awards and nominations Personal life Aya Ohori is engaged to Malaysian double player, Ong Yew Sin. A ...

of Japan and

Neslihan Arın Neslihan Arın (née Yiğit; born 26 February 1994) is a Turkish badminton player. She won the women's singles title at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games, 2013, 2018 Mediterranean Games and the women's doubles title at the 2013 Mediterranean Gam ...

of Turkey. She lost her first match to

16–21, 17–21 and then her second match to

12–21, 8–21.

Personal life

Castillo was born in

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. Her father, Gonzalo Castillo is a former badminton player and president of the Peru Badminton Federation.

Achievements

Pan American Games

''Mixed doubles''

Pan Am Championships

''Women's doubles''

South American Games

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

South American Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Bolivarian Games

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Pan Am Junior Championships

''Girls' doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 13 runners-up)

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' :

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Inés Living people 1999 births Peruvian female badminton players Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Peru Badminton players at the 2019 Pan American Games Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Peru Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2022 South American Games South American Games silver medalists for Peru South American Games bronze medalists for Peru South American Games medalists in badminton 21st-century Peruvian sportswomen