Stoeva sisters win women's doubles badminton gold

Bulgarian sisters win women's doubles

Bulgarian sisters Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva have won women's doubles gold at the 2015 European Games in Baku.

The Stoevas won the final 2-0 (21-12, 23-21) against the Russian pair of Ekaterina Bolotova and Evgeniya Kosetskaya.

Bronze medals went to Denmark's Maria Helsbol and Lena Grebak, and Turks Ozge Bayrak and Neslihan Yigit.

The Irish team of Rachael Darragh and Sara Boyle crashed out in the group stages.

The medal is Bulgaria's first gold of the Games.

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