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- ↑ Field Hockey Canada - Ranjeev Deol Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Athlete Profiles Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Surjeet Singh Deol - SIKH Hockey Olympians Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
