The Commonwealth Judo Championships are an international judo competition, open to countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. Inaugurated in 1986, the Championships are held on a biennial basis, and are recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation, and organised by the Commonwealth Judo Association. As Judo is an optional sport for the purposes of the Commonwealth Games, on the three occasions since 1986 that judo has been included in the Commonwealth Games programme, the Games judo tournament has doubled as the Commonwealth Judo Championships for that year; in 1990, 2002 and 2014. On these occasions, the host organising committee of the Games takes responsibility for organising the tournament on behalf of the CJA and CGF. From 2022, Judo will become a core sport in the Commonwealth Games schedule.
The Championships have been staged in the following cities:
1986 Edinburgh, Scotland
1988 Coleraine, Northern Ireland
1990 Auckland, New Zealand. Part of the 1990 Commonwealth Games
1992 Cardiff, Wales
1994 Gozo, Malta
1996 Vacoas, Mauritius
1998 Edinburgh, Scotland
2000 Stephenville, Canada
2002 Manchester, England. Part of the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand
2006 Derry, Northern Ireland
2008 Vacoas, Mauritius
2010 Singapore
2012 Cardiff
2014 Glasgow, Scotland. Part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games
2016 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2018 Jaipur, India
2019 Walsall, England
2022 Birmingham, England. Part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Derry 2006
The 2006 Commonwealth Judo Championships were held at the Templemore Sports Complex, Derry, Northern Ireland from 16 June to 18 June 2006. The twenty competing teams were from: