ISTANBUL, Turkey – Three more U.S. wrestlers weighed in and received their draws for the second day of Greco-Roman at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships at the Sinan Erdem Dome on Tuesday.

2002 World champion Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) opens his tournament at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. against 2010 World bronze medalist Nurmakhan Tinaliyev of Kazakhstan. Tinaliyev was also a 2010 Asian Games champion.

Byers has won three career World medals, along with a 2009 World silver medal and a 2007 World bronze medal. He was a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.

Joe Betterman (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) faces Luis Liendo of Venezuela in his opening bout at 60 kg/132 lbs.

Liendo is a veteran at the Pan American level, winning two Pan American Championships silver medals, as well as a silver at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Betterman is competing in his second World Championships. He was also a member of the 2007 U.S. World Team.

Competing in his first World Championships is Cheney Haight (Boise, Idaho/New York AC) who drew Janarbek Kenjeev of Kyrgyzstan in his first round at 84 kg/185 lbs.

Kenjeev was a 2010 Asian Games bronze medalist and competed in the 2004 Olympic Games.

WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Istanbul, Turkey

U.S. Greco-Roman opening draws for Tuesday

60 kg/132 lbs. – Joe Betterman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Luis Liendo (Venezuela)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Cheney Haight, Boise, Idaho (New York AC)
Vs. Janarbek Kenjeev (Kyrgyzstan)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
Vs. Nurmakhan Tinaliyev (Kazakhstan)