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- ↑ worldrugby.org. "Alvin Otieno". www.world.rugby. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ "Alvin Otieno". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Men's sevens squads". World Rugby . 6 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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