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References
- ↑ "Australian Brad Delosa sets new world record at lumberjack race", BBC, 17 May 2015
- ↑ "Australia's Brad De Losa wins the world's toughest logger sports competition", Stihl-timbersports.com, 20 May 2017.
- ↑ "Australia's Brad De Losa crowned woodchopping world champ", dailytelegraph.com.au, 28 October 2013.
