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- ↑ "African Games (Athletics) Athlete Profile : WALE Yohanis Algaw". September 28, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-28.
- ↑ "Kenya bags two more golds at African Games". Nation. July 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Ethiopian championships, Hawassa 28/03-2/04/2022". Africathle.
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