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- ↑ "Gulsumbi Sharifova". IAAF. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ "200 Metres Women - Round 1" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ "Women's 200 metres – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
