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- ↑ "Home of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ↑ "Rosalie MERCILLE at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
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