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- ↑ "The Olympics' refugee team is a 'symbol of hope' in Tokyo. Here's who's in the squad". SBS News. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ↑ "Taekwondo - SEDIQI Abdullah". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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