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- ↑ "GREEN Joseph". olympics.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Guam sprinter Joseph Green gets to take selfie with French president pre-Olympics". Pacific Daily News . July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Joseph Green to run 200M at 2022 World Athletics Championships". The Guam Daily Post . July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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