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- ↑ "Mamadou Bah". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle: Result summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
