Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse gave Usain Bolt a little bit of a scare in their 200m semifinal heat, but the Jamaican would hold on to win with De Grasse close behind him, and with both sprinters sharing big smiles.

Canada didn’t end up on the podium during Day 12 in Rio, but there’s plenty to be excited about heading into Thursday.

Here are some notable events and Canadians to closely monitor.

Men’s 200m final
Andre De Grasse will be looking for his second medal of Rio 2016 as he is one of eight competitors set to face off in the 200m final at 9:30 p.m. ET. De Grasse put on quite a performance in Wednesday’s semifinal, finishing just 0.02 seconds behind Usain Bolt and setting a new Canadian record. The emerging star sprinter earned a bronze in the 100m final. In this video below with Sportsnet’s Donnovan Bennett, Canadian Olympic legend Donovan Bailey breaks down De Grasse’s chances in the 200m race and explains how he can push Bolt.

Decathlon
One of Canada’s best remaining medal contenders, Damian Warner, fared well in Day 1 of the Decathlon on Wednesday. He racked up 4,489 points through five events, which puts him in third place heading into the final day of the competition. The events remaining include the 100m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, and the 1500m race.

4x100m
The Canadians will have teams in both the qualifying rounds of men’s and women’s competition of the 4×100 on Thursday. The women’s event will take place first, beginning at 10:20 a.m. ET and the men’s event will take place right after at 10:40 a.m. ET.

Women’s 800m
Melissa Bishop will run in Heat 2 of the 800m semifinals on Thursday. She posted the best time during the qualification round and will be looking to build on her stellar performance.

Golf
Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp will look to put themselves in better position in Round 2 of the women’s individual stroke play. Henderson enters Thursday’s action tied in 19th place after shooting a one-under 70 while Sharp finished with an opening round 72. Sharp begins her round at 8:25 a.m. ET while Henderson is set to tee off in the final group at 11:09 a.m. ET.

Diving
Roseline Filion and Meaghan Benfeito are both in contention still in the women’s 10m platform. The two will participate in Thursday’s semifinal, beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET, and will be seeking an appearance in the final, which takes place later in the day at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Wrestling
The Canadians have three different competitors taking part in various wrestling events on Day 13. The day begins with Jillian Gallays in the 53kg qualification round, Danielle Lappage in the 63kg qualification round at 9 a.m. ET before Erica Wiebe gets going in the 75kg freestyle 1/8 finals at 9:32 a.m. ET. Stay tuned during the day as all three events run throughout Day 13 in single elimination.

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