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WATCH LIVE: Team USA’s Thielke, Bisek open wrestling at the Olympics

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A pair of United States Greco-Roman wrestlers will look to win gold on Sunday, as wrestling begins its run at the Rio Olympics.

WATCH LIVE: Greco-Roman 59 & 75 kg

University of Wisconsin product Jesse Thielke will represent Team USA in the 59kg class, opening in the Round of 16 against Morocco’s Mehdi Messaoudi.

As for the 75kg class, the Yanks send 29-year-old Andy Bisek, a Northern Michigan graduate, up against Yurisandy Hernández of Cuba.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 12:  The United States of America celebrate winning a point during the Women's preliminary volleyball match between the USA and Italy on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracanazinho on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 13: Amy Cragg (L) and Desiree Linden at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Womens Marathon on February 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images)