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- ↑ "Contactos | Comité Olímpico Paraguayo". cop.org.py. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Secretaría Nacional de Deporte :: Un sueño de 8 carriles; imponente pista atlética se erige en Encarnación". snd.gov.py. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo | Un sueño de 8 carriles; imponente pista atlética se erige en Encarnación". fpa.org.py. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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