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- ↑ "Haïti aux Jeux Paralympiques de Beijing 2008". Le Nouvelliste. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- 1 2 "Athlete bio". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ "Haiti team arrive ahead of their first ever Paralympic Games". ITV News. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ "Haiti celebrates day of Paralympic sport with IPC Agitos Foundation". InsidetheGames. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ Fennell, Edward (6 September 2012). "In the City: Edward Fennell". The Times. Retrieved 12 November 2017.