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- ↑ (in French) Madagascar: Jeux Olympiques - L'athlétisme, le taekwondo et la natation sur la liste ! (trans: Madagascar: Olympic Games: Athletics, taekwondo and swimming on the list!). Originally published by Midi Madagasikara; and redistributed online via allAfrica.com. Published 2008-03-13; retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ↑ "Andriamanja"'s entry from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-30.
- 1 2 Aina's entry on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-20.
- 1 2 Tojohanitra's entry on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-30.