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- ↑ "Simret Sultan". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ↑ Eritrean Athletes Seek Political Asylum Department of Information and Culture Eritrean people's party
- ↑ 2007 All-Africa Games, women's 5000 m final Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (as Simret Ghebre Michael)
