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A look at five storylines to watch Wednesday as Olympic competition continues in Rio de Janeiro:

AQUA WOMEN — Canada's women's swimmers have delivered medals at a daily pace so far at the Rio Games. They will have the chance to set themselves up for some more on Day 5 with Canadian swimmers entered in several events. Highlights include multi-medallist Penny Oleksiak taking on relay teammate fellow Canadian Chantal Van Landeghem in the 100-metre freestyle heats, and the 4x200 freestyle relay team swimming against Russia and Australia in a qualifying heat.

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NURSED TO HEALTH — Kia Nurse didn't look like a player just coming off abdominal surgery in Canada's thrilling women's basketball win over Serbia. Nurse had 25 points in just her fifth game back in action to lead Canada to a 71-67 comeback win. Canada will be counting on another big performance form its star guard is it looks to go 3-0 with a win over Senegal.

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THROW DOWN — Kelita Zupancic makes her second Olympic appearance as the women's under-70-kilogram judo competition gets underway. The judoka from Whitby, Ont., finished ninth in her Olympic debut four years ago in London. But she's looking for bigger things this year after winning gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games.

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SECOND CHANCE — Canada's women's eight rowing team will get another chance to advance to the final when it competes in the five-boat repechage. Canada finished last in its qualifying heat, but had the second-best time of the boats participating in the repechage. The top four boats advance to the final.

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STAY ON TARGET — Canadian archer Crispin Duenas looks to hit the bull's-eye as he takes on Marco Galiazzo in the first round of the men's individual competition. Duenas finished 17th at the 2015 Pan Am Games, a disappointing finish after picking up a bronze medal at the 2013 archery world championship. Galiazzo has won a medal in all three of his previous Olympic appearances, including individual gold in 2004.

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