Deitchler, the 2008 Anoka High School graduate who became the first wrestler in 32 years to make the Olympic team out of high school with a victory at the U.S. Olympic Trials earlier this summer, drew the No. 1 position in the bracket following his weigh-in and is one of 12 wrestlers in the 20-man class to receive a first-round bye.
The winner of the Deitchler-Begaliev matchup will face the winner of the match featuring the reigning world champion and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Farid Mansurov of Azerbaijan, who takes on Armen Vardanyan of Ukraine.
The double-elimination bracket will conclude with medal round bouts tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. (CT). MSNBC will carry tape-delayed coverage of the 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Greco-Roman wrestling bracket during its' coverage from 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CT) Wednesday.
For more details on television coverage, visit www.nbcolympics.com. To keep current with Deitchler's progress, or to view the 66 kg/145.5 lbs. bracket, visit www.themat.com.
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