Peter Powell, third dan Royal Navy judo coach, with Remi, Cody and Angelo Dorey. (0867070)

TWO brothers have won gold and silver medals in the Hampshire County Split Grade Championships.

Remi Dorey, 12, and Cody, 9, are members of the Guernsey Judo Club and they both travelled over to Portsmouth for the tournament recently with their father Angelo, who is a black belt and has represented Guernsey in two Island Games in the sport.

Blue belt Remi competed in the blue and brown belts section and after three hard fights, came away with gold in the boys under 42 kilos category.

Younger brother Cody, who just taken up the sport, is a yellow belt.

He was entered in that section and pulled off the throw of the day when he defeated his much taller opponent with a classic tomeonage (stomach throw) by throwing him clean over his head and landing him flat on his back, which drew a round of applause from an appreciative and knowledgeable audience.

Despite that he went on to lose narrowly in the final to a very experienced player from Pinewood Judo Club which has turned out many national champions.