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- ↑ "Vanuatu unveil team of three athletes for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Judo - CUMBO Hugo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
