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- ↑ "Yang Xiaoxu". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "Yang Xiaoxu". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "Canoe Sprint: Heat 4 Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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