Wrestling: Team USA’s Thielke, Bisek win openers, drop second matches

Both of Team USA’s representatives competing Sunday in Greco Roman weight classes won opening bouts before being eliminated from medal contention.

The 24-year-old Wisconsin man dominated Messaoudi in the 59kg weight class, winning with 8 class points and 4 technical points.

But Azerbaijan’s Rovshan Bayramov flipped that on its ear in Thielke’s follow-up, topping the American 9-0 to move onto the semifinal.

Later, Minnesota 29-year-old Andy Bisek advanced in a tighter match versus Cuba’s Yurisandy Hernandez. His second period point was enough to win 1-0 in the 75kg class.

But Bisek ran into a tough fight with Croatia’s Bo\u017eo Star\u010devi\u0107, losing 2-0 in the next round.