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- ↑ Admin (17 March 2022). "Jordan Gusman, Carla Scicluna in action at world indoor championships". Times of Malta. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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- ↑ Third League Results Book Archived 2021-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
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