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- ↑ "400 Metres Hurdles Result | IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019". www.worldathletics.org.
- ↑ "Competitions - European Athletics Team Championships - European Athletics". european-athletics.
- ↑ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.
- ↑ "Chris McAlister's double life leads him to Doha". September 24, 2019.
