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- 1 2 "Natation: Marc Dansou, à Tokyo 2021 pour le plaisir et le Bénin" [Swimming: Marc Dansou, in Tokyo 2021 for fun and for Benin]. Radio France Internationale. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ↑ El-Hadji Mama, Moussa (4 May 2004). "Bénin: 7ème championnat d'Afrique de natation : Dansou Marc qualifié pour la phase finale" [Benin: 7th African Swimming Championships: Marc Dansou qualifies for the finals]. Fraternité . Retrieved 17 June 2022– via allafrica.com.
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