Russia's Roman Vlasov and German Frank Staebler won titles Monday in the opening session of the wrestling world championships in Las Vegas.
Staebler defeated Korea's Ryu Han-Soo at 66 kilograms (145 pounds), and Vlasov beat Denmark's Mark Madsen at 75 kilograms (165 pounds).
Top-ranked Armenian Artur Aleksanyan beat Iran's Ghasem Rezaei 3-0 in 98 kilograms (215 pounds) to win the world title.
American Andy Bisek won his bronze medal match after earning the U.S. a spot in the Rio Olympics with a top-six finish at 75 kg.
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