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Five things to know about Day 11 of competition at the Rio Olympics:

SETTING THE BAR — Canada's Derek Drouin won the gold medal in the men's high jump, tying a personal best by clearing two metres 38 centimetres. Drouin didn't miss a single attempt en route to winning the Olympic title. The Corunna, Ont., native is the first Canadian in 84 years to win athletics medals in back-to-back Olympics. He won bronze in the event at the London Games in 2012.

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NO GOING FOR GOLD — Canada will once again play for the bronze medal in women's soccer after a 2-0 semifinal loss to Germany. It was the first loss of the tournament for the Canadians, who will face host Brazil in the third-place game on Friday. Canada won bronze four years ago in London, capturing the country's imagination in the process. Captain Christine Sinclair carried the Canadian flag at the closing ceremony.

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CRUISE CONTROL — Star sprinter Andre De Grasse breezed into the semifinals of the men's 200 metres, posting the fastest overall time of 20.09 seconds. The 21-year-old Markham, Ont., runner, who won a bronze in the marquee 100 metres on Sunday night, will race with Canada's 4x100-metre relay team later in the week. Defending champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica also advanced to 200 semifinals in a unimpressive time of 20.28, saying he's not a morning person and didn't expect a fast time.

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ALL BOXED OUT — Mandy Bujold, Canada's only boxer left in the Games, lost her 51-kilogram quarter-final bout to Ren Cancan of China by unanimous decision. Bujold had waited four years to step in the Olympic ring. A 10-time national flyweight champion, she was prepared for the moment in 2012, when women's boxing made its Olympic debut. She thought she'd clinched her spot at the 2011 Pan Am Games, but the newness of the women's event led to mass confusion. It was decided the world championships would be the qualifier, and a random draw pitted Bujold against a world silver medallist. Bujold lost by two points and was done.

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FIGHT TO THE FINISH — When Canada's Richard Weinberger needed to make a move in Tuesday's open water swim, he faced a wall of men spread six wide hammering the water and each other in a wild finish. It was the wrong place to be for the 26-year-old from Surrey, B.C. He won Olympic bronze four years ago in the 10-kilometre swim pushing the pace at the front instead of chasing. Weinberger ended up 16.6 seconds back of gold medallist Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands in 17th.

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