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- ↑ "Isaranuudom Phurihiranphat". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Shooting - Qualification - Stage 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
