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Morgan and Paul Hamm will be the first twin gymnasts to compete in the Olympics for the United States when they take part in the Sydney Games.

And the 17-year-old fraternal twins from Waukesha, Wisconsin, don't anticipate any sibling rivalry.

"Our main goal is for the team. Everyone wants a team medal," Morgan Hamm said Monday in a telephone interview with the Associated Press from their training camp in San Diego.

"I really don't think they are thinking, 'I am trying to beat my brother on this event,"' said Stacy Maloney, their coach of 10 years.

"It's more like those two versus everyone else."

Their selection already has made U.S. Olympic history. There were gymnast brothers who competed in the 1956 Olympics but never twins, said Courtney Caress, communications manager for USA Gymnastics.

The twins' mother, Cecily Hamm, said they were especially supportive of each other at the Boston Olympic trials that ended on August 19.

Paul Hamm was assured a spot on the U.S. team with a second-place finish.

Morgan Hamm had to wait until he and two-time Olympian John Roethlisberger, 30, were added as at-large selections.

"Once they knew Morgan had made the team, they were extremely relieved because they wanted to go together and be at each other's side," Cecily Hamm said.

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