Olympics-Badminton-Fans see double as Xu twins and Stoeva sisters play

Paris 2024 Olympics - Badminton - Women's Doubles Group play stage - Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France - July 30, 2024. Stefani Stoeva of Bulgaria and Gabriela Stoeva of Bulgaria celebrate after winning the Group B match against Annie Xu of United States and Kerry Xu of United States. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

PARIS (Reuters) - It is not often that siblings qualify for Olympic badminton together -- and even less common that two pairs of siblings play each other in a women's doubles match.

Twins Annie and Kerry Xu of the United States battled it out with Bulgarian sisters Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva on Tuesday at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris.