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- ↑ "Lietuvos kerlingo asociacija". rekvizitai.vz.lt. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ "Lietuvos kerlingo asociacija". LTOK . Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ LKA
