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- ↑ "Seham El Sawalhy - Events and results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ↑ "Seham El-Sawalhy Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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