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{{short description|Karate competition}}
The '''Commonwealth Karate Championships''' is an event that is organised by the Commonwealth Karate Federation for [[karateka]] from [[Commonwealth of Nations|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 [[Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Summer Olympics]] and other multisport events. The karate federations of [[Commonwealth of Nations|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 [[2022 Commonwealth Games|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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cde;"
! Edition
! Year
! City
! Country
! Date
! Events
|-
| align=center|1
|align=center| 1988
| [[Saint Peter Port]]
| {{GGY}}
| 
| 
|-
| align=center|2
|align=center| 2003
| [[Manchester]]
| {{ENG}}
| 30 Aug – 31 Aug
| 
|-
| align=center|3
|align=center| 2005
| [[Wellington]]
| {{NZL}}
| 12 Aug – 14 Aug
| 
|-
| align=center|4
|align=center| 2008
| [[Edinburgh]]
| {{SCO}}
| 31 May - 1 Jun
| 
|-
| align=center|5
|align=center| 2009
| [[Johannesburg]]
| {{RSA}}
| 16 Oct - 17 Oct
| align=center|
|-
| align=center|6
|align=center| 2011
| [[Sydney]]
| {{AUS}}
| 30 Jul - 31 Jul
| align=center|
|-
| align=center|7
|align=center| 2013
| [[Montreal]]
| {{CAN}}
| 11 Oct - 13 Oct
| align=center|113
|-
| align=center|8
|align=center| 2015
| [[New Delhi]]
| {{IND}}
| 18 Sep - 20 Sep
| align=center|79
|-
| align=center|9
|align=center| 2018
| [[Durban]]
| {{RSA}}
| 29 Nov. to 2nd Dec.
| align=center|51
|-
| align=center|10
|align=center| 2022
| [[Birmingham]]
| {{ENG}}
| September
6th-11th
| align=center|TBD

|}

==Championships==
===Guernsey [[Guernsey|1988]]===

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.

{| {{MedalistTable |type=Event |columns=1 |style=medals}}
|-
| Lightweight
| {{flagmedalist|[[Terry Prescott]]|GBR}}  
| {{flagmedalist|[[Milos Ivanovic (karate)|Milos Ivanovic]]|AUS}}   
| {{flagmedalist|[[Wayne Hinschen]]|AUS}}  
|-
| Middleweight
| {{flagmedalist|[[Nicholas Da Costa]]|GBR}}  
| {{flagmedalist|[[Peter Collas]]|AUS}}   
| {{flagmedalist|[[Tom Levar]]|AUS}}  
|-
| Heavyweight
| {{flagmedalist|[[Michael Thompson (karate)|Michael Thompson]]|GBR}}  
| {{flagmedalist|[[Hale Pahetogia]]|NZL}}   
| {{flagmedalist|[[Trevor Marriott]]|GBR}}  
|}

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 1st Commonwealth Karate Championships
 | host           = Guernsey
 | show_limit     = 
 | remaining_text = 
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | source         = <ref>[http://www.kyokushinresults.com/Pages/com.htm Medal Tally]</ref>
 | gold_GBR = 3 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 1
 | gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 2 | bronze_AUS = 2
 | gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 1 | bronze_NZL = 0
}}

'''<big>Manchester 2003</big>'''

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

===Wellington 2005===
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].

====Elite Event Medal Table 2005====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
! Country
! Gold
! Silver
! Bronze
! Total
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[England]]
|5 ||2 ||5 ||12
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scotland]]
|4 ||5 ||5 ||14
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa]]
|4 ||4 ||10 ||18
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]]
|2 ||7 ||19 ||28
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada]]
|2 ||2 ||2 ||6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Wales]]
|1 || ||3 ||4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BWA}} [[Botswana]]
| ||2 ||4 ||6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand]]
| ||1 ||1 ||2
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Northern Ireland]]
| || ||2 ||2
|}

===Edinburgh 2008===
The fourth Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] on 31 May to 1 June 2008,<ref>{{ 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 }}</ref> 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.

====Elite Event Medal Table 2008====

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | 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
}}

===Johannesburg 2009===
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.

===Sydney 2011===
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].

===Montreal 2013===
The seventh Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] on 11–13 October 2013, hosted by [[Karate Canada]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

===New Delhi 2015===
The eighth Commonwealth Karate Championships will be held at  [[Talkatora Indoor Stadium]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]  18–20 September 2015.<ref>{{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}}</ref>  It will be hosted by [http://www.karateindia.org Karate Association of India].

====Elite Event Medal Table 2015====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
! Country
! Gold
! Silver
! Bronze
! Total
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[India]]
|44 ||44 ||81 ||169
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SRI}} [[Sri Lanka]]
|9 ||12 ||30 ||51
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]]
|9 ||5 ||10 ||24
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand]]
|7 ||7 ||11 ||25
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa]]
|5 ||5 ||4 ||14
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Malaysia]]
|4 || 1||4 ||9
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BWA}} [[Botswana]]
| 1||2 ||4 ||6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Bangladesh]]
| ||2 ||2 ||4
|-
|}

===Durban South Africa 2018===
The 9th Commonwealth Karate Championships will be held at [[Olive Convention Centre]] in [[Durban]], [[South Africa]]  29 November to 2 December 2018 –<ref>{{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}}</ref>  It will be hosted by [http://www.karate-sa.org Karate South Africa].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==National Karate Federations==
* [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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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [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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