Inés Castillo


Inés Lucía Castillo Salazar is a Peruvian badminton player. She represented Peru in women's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

In 2016, Castillo competed at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships and reached the second round. In 2018, she reached the semi-finals of the Pan American Championships with her partner Paula la Torre but lost to Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai 10–21, 12–21.
In 2021, Castillo won a bronze medal at the Junior Pan American Games.
In 2023, Castillo won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in the mixed doubles event with José Guevara. In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. She was placed in Group J with Aya Ohori of Japan and Neslihan Arın of Turkey. She lost her first match to Arın 16–21, 17–21 and then her second match to Ohori 12–21, 8–21.

Personal life

Castillo was born in Boynton Beach, Florida. Her father, Gonzalo Castillo is a former badminton player and president of the Peru Badminton Federation.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala

South American Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia

South American Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru

Bolivarian Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022Coliseo Arena de Sal, Valledupar, Colombia

Junior Pan American Games

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2021Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016CAR lla Videna,
Lima, Peru

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 14 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2020Internacional Mexicanosilver2