Commonwealth Karate Championships

The Commonwealth Karate Championships is an event that is organised by the Commonwealth Karate Federation, which aims to demonstrate that competition karate is suitable for inclusion in the Commonwealth Games. 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.

Editions

Edition Year City Country Date Venue
1st 2003 Manchester  England 30 Aug – 31 Aug Unknown
2nd 2005 Wellington  New Zealand 12 Aug – 14 Aug Unknown
3rd 2008 Edinburgh  Scotland 31 May - 1 Jun Unknown
4th 2009 Johannesburg  South Africa 16 Oct - 17 Oct Unknown
5th 2011 Sydney  Australia 30 Jul - 31 Jul Unknown
6th 2013 Montreal  Canada 11 Oct - 13 Oct Unknown
7th 2015 New Delhi  India 18 Sep - 20 Sep Talkatora Indoor Stadium

Manchester 2003

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

Wellington 2005

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

Elite Event Medal Table 2005

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
England England 52512
Scotland Scotland 45514
South Africa South Africa 441018
Australia Australia 271928
Canada Canada 2226
Wales Wales 134
Botswana Botswana 246
New Zealand New Zealand 112
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 22

Edinburgh 2008

The third Commonwealth Karate Championshyytjrtips were held in Edinburgh, Scotland on 31 May to 1 June 2008, 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.

Johannesburg 2009

The fourth 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

The sixth Commonwealth Karate Championships were held in Sydney, Australia on 30–31 July 2011, hosted by 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.[1]

New Delhi 2015

The eighth Commonwealth Karate Championships will be held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India 18–20 September 2015.[2] It will be hosted by Karate Association of India.

References

  1. ↑ "7th Commonwealth Karate Championships 2013". Sportdata. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Karate Championships 2015". World Karate Federation. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

National Karate Federations

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.