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The Commonwealth Karate Championships is an event that is organised by the Commonwealth Karate Federation for karateka from the Commonwealth. As well as creating competitive opportunities and crowning Commonwealth champions in the sport, the event aims to demonstrate that competition karate is suitable for inclusion in the Commonwealth Games, having been included in the 2020 Summer Olympics and other multisport events. The karate federations of Commonwealth countries are invited to send their national squads to participate in the elite competition, provided that they are members of the World Karate Federation.

This was expanded in Edinburgh 2008, as an open division was introduced, allowing competitors from outside a national squad to enter the event. Further expansion occurred in Johannesburg 2009 with the introduction of cadet and junior categories in the elite competition. In 2022, the championships will be held in the same city as that years Commonwealth Games for the first time, but as a separate event. As of 2022, Karate has not been included in a Games program.

List of Commonwealth Karate Championships[edit]

Edition Year City Country Date Events
1 1988 Saint Peter Port  Guernsey
2 2003 Manchester  England 30 Aug – 31 Aug
3 2005 Wellington  New Zealand 12 Aug – 14 Aug
4 2008 Edinburgh  Scotland 31 May - 1 Jun
5 2009 Johannesburg  South Africa 16 Oct - 17 Oct
6 2011 Sydney  Australia 30 Jul - 31 Jul
7 2013 Montreal  Canada 11 Oct - 13 Oct 113
8 2015 New Delhi  India 18 Sep - 20 Sep 79
9 2018 Durban  South Africa 29 Nov. to 2nd Dec. 51
10 2022 Birmingham  England September

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Championships[edit]

Guernsey 1988[edit]

The first Commonwealth Karate Championships were held on the Channel Island of Guernsey in 1988. Competition was for men only, and consisted of only three weight categories.

Great Britain entered as a single entity. In addition, at this tournament, Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka were also represented.

Event First Second Third
Lightweight Terry Prescott
 Great Britain 		Milos Ivanovic
 Australia 		Wayne Hinschen
 Australia
Middleweight Nicholas Da Costa
 Great Britain 		Peter Collas
 Australia 		Tom Levar
 Australia
Heavyweight Michael Thompson
 Great Britain 		Hale Pahetogia
 New Zealand 		Trevor Marriott
 Great Britain

  *   Host nation (Guernsey)

1st Commonwealth Karate Championships
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)3014
2 Australia (AUS)0224
3 New Zealand (NZL)0101
Totals (3 entries)3339
Source: [1]

Manchester 2003

The second Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Manchester, England on 30–31 August 2003.

Wellington 2005[edit]

The third Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Wellington, New Zealand on 12–14 August 2005, hosted by Karate New Zealand.

Elite Event Medal Table 2005[edit]

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
England England 5 2 5 12
Scotland Scotland 4 5 5 14
South Africa South Africa 4 4 10 18
Australia Australia 2 7 19 28
Canada Canada 2 2 2 6
Wales Wales 1 3 4
Botswana Botswana 2 4 6
New Zealand New Zealand 1 1 2
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2 2

Edinburgh 2008[edit]

The fourth Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Edinburgh, Scotland on 31 May to 1 June 2008,[2] hosted by the Scottish Karate Governing Body. An open division was introduced, which allowed competitors from outside a national squad to enter the event and also provided the first children's categories at the event.

Elite Event Medal Table 2008[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England52512
2 Scotland45514
3 South Africa441018
4 Canada2226
5 Wales1034
6 Botswana0235
7 New Zealand0112
8 Northern Ireland0022
Totals (8 entries)16163163

Johannesburg 2009[edit]

The fifth Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 16–17 October 2009, hosted by Karate South Africa. Following the introduction of an open event in Edinburgh 2009, cadet and junior categories were introduced to the elite event in line with World Karate Federation rules of competition.

Sydney 2011[edit]

The sixth Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Sydney, Australia on 30–31 July 2011, hosted by Australian Karate Federation.

Montreal 2013[edit]

The seventh Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 11–13 October 2013, hosted by Karate Canada.[3][4]

New Delhi 2015[edit]

The eighth Commonwealth Karate Championships will be held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India 18–20 September 2015.[5] It will be hosted by Karate Association of India.

Elite Event Medal Table 2015[edit]

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
India India 44 44 81 169
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 9 12 30 51
Australia Australia 9 5 10 24
New Zealand New Zealand 7 7 11 25
South Africa South Africa 5 5 4 14
Malaysia Malaysia 4 1 4 9
Botswana Botswana 1 2 4 6
Bangladesh Bangladesh 2 2 4

Durban South Africa 2018[edit]

The 9th Commonwealth Karate Championships will be held at Olive Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa 29 November to 2 December 2018 –[6] It will be hosted by Karate South Africa.[7]

National Karate Federations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Medal Tally
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Karate Championships Results 2006". Scottish Karate GB. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "7th Commonwealth Karate Championships 2013". Sportdata. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. ^ "SET Online Karate Canada: 7th Commonwealth Karate Championships 2013".
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Karate Championships 2015". World Karate Federation. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Karate Championships 2019". Sportdata. August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  7. ^ "SET Online Karate: Commonwealth Karate Championship 2018".

External links[edit]

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