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- ↑ "Paris 2024". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ↑ Sports, The Bridge-Home of Indian. "Morocco's El Kaoui Norelhouda makes a new African record with a throw of 23.42m". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ↑ "Women's Discus Throw - F55 medal results - Paris Paralympics 2024". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-09-01.