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- ↑ "Mandago, Timofeyeva impress at Hamburg Marathon". IAAF. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics . Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "Yesenia Centeno es sancionada con dos años de suspensión por dopaje" (in Spanish). www.marca.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
