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- ↑ "Definite entries for Paris 2024 confirmed". World of Show Jumping. 11 July 2024.
- ↑ Jakilaité, Barbora (12 July 2024). "Po daugybės metų bandymų raitelis Petrovas pagaliau tapo olimpiečiu". LRT (in Lithuanian).
