By Canadian Press

Derek Drouin rounding into Olympic form, with season’s best high jump in Germany

Jul 17, 2016 | 9:18 AM

DARMSTADT, Germany — Reigning world champion Derek Drouin had a season’s best performance in winning the high jump at Eberstadt on Sunday.

The 26-year-old from Corunna, Ont., cleared 2.38 metres, the third highest jump in the world this year, and the second best of Drouin’s career.

The performance comes less than a month before the Aug. 5-21 Rio Olympics.

Drouin’s Canadian record is 2.40 metres set in 2014.

He cleared 2.34 metres to win last summer’s world championships in Beijing.

The Canadian Press