Riko Kiyose
Japanese badminton player
Riko Kiyose (清瀬 璃子, Kiyose Riko; born 16 July 2005) is a Japanese badminton player. She is from Kanagawa Prefecture and is a Gifu Bluvic Badminton Team member. She was a two-time bronze medalist in girls' doubles at the World Junior Championships in 2022 and 2023. Kiyose won her first BWF World Tour title at the Odisha Masters.
Early career
Kiyose attended NP Kanagawa for middle school and then Aomori Yamada Junior High and High School. During her school years, Kiyose competed in national badminton, particularly in girls' doubles, winning the 2022 Inter-High School Championship and the 2023 National High School Invitational Badminton Championships. Kiyose was a member of the U-19 national team in 2022 and 2023, where she was coached by former Olympic medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Reika Kakiiwa. On the international junior circuit, she won the girls' doubles title at the 2023 Dutch Junior International partnering Ririna Hiramoto.
At the World Junior Championships, Kiyose won consecutive bronze medals in the girls' doubles. In 2022 semifinals, she and partner Kokona Ishikawa lost to eventual champions, Liu Shengshu and Wang Tingge of China.
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