Commonwealth Karate Championships

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.

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Manchester 2003

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

The third Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Wellington, New Zealand on 12–14 August 2005, hosted by [http://www.karatenz.co.nz/ Karate New Zealand].

The fourth Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Edinburgh, Scotland on 31 May to 1 June 2008,{{ cite web | url = https://skgb.com/news/423-commonwealth-karate-championships-results. | title = Commonwealth Karate Championships Results 2006 | publisher = Scottish Karate GB | date = 17 June 2008 | access-date = 3 August 2022 }} hosted by the [http://www.skgb.com/ 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.

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| gold_CAN = 2 | silver_CAN = 2 | bronze_CAN = 2

| gold_ENG = 5 | silver_ENG = 2 | bronze_ENG = 5 |

| gold_SCO = 4 | silver_SCO = 5 | bronze_SCO = 5

| gold_WAL = 1 | silver_WAL = | bronze_WAL = 3

| gold_NZL = | silver_NZL = 1 | bronze_NZL = 1

| gold_SAF = 4 | silver_SAF = 4 | bronze_SAF = 10

| gold_NIR = | silver_NIR = | bronze_NIR = 2

| gold_BOT = | silver_BOT = 2 | bronze_BOT = 3

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The fifth Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 16–17 October 2009, hosted by [http://www.karatesa.org/index.html 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.

The sixth Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Sydney, Australia on 30–31 July 2011, hosted by [http://www.akf.com.au Australian Karate Federation].

The seventh Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 11–13 October 2013, hosted by Karate Canada.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportdata.org/karate/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=1162 | title=7th Commonwealth Karate Championships 2013 | publisher=Sportdata | date=23 October 2013 | accessdate=5 June 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportdata.org/karate/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=1162|title = SET Online Karate Canada: 7th Commonwealth Karate Championships 2013}}

The eighth Commonwealth Karate Championships will be held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India 18–20 September 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=41 | title=Commonwealth Karate Championships 2015 | publisher=World Karate Federation | date=25 April 2015 | accessdate=5 June 2015}} It will be hosted by [http://www.karateindia.org Karate Association of India].

The 9th Commonwealth Karate Championships will be held at Olive Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa 29 November to 2 December 2018 –{{cite web |url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=251#a_eventhead | title=Commonwealth Karate Championships 2019 | publisher=Sportdata | date= August 2018 | accessdate= 21 October 2018}} It will be hosted by [http://www.karate-sa.org Karate South Africa].{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportdata.org/karate/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=4157|title = SET Online Karate: Commonwealth Karate Championship 2018}}

• [http://www.karateindia.org/ India]
• [http://www.akf.com.au/ Australia]
• [http://www.karatecanada.org/ Canada]
• [http://www.englishkaratefederation.com/ England]
• [http://www.karatenz.co.nz/ New Zealand]
• [http://www.nikb.org/ Northern Ireland]
• [http://www.skgb.com/ Scotland]
• [http://www.karatesa.org/index.html South Africa]
• [http://www.welshkarate.org/ Wales]

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.commonwealthkarate.info// Commonwealth Karate Federation]
• [http://www.wkf.net/ World Karate Federation]
• [http://www.thecgf.com/ Commonwealth Games Federation]

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Category:Commonwealth sports competitions

Category:Karate competitions

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2003