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- ↑ "Nadezhda Kotlyarova". IAAF. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Heats results
- ↑ "Russian runner Nadezhda Kotlyarova tests positive for meldonium". Sky Sports. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
