In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged today as the world’s hot dog eating champion, knocking off six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi in a rousing but repulsive triumph.
Chestnut, the great red, white and blue hope in the annual Fourth of July competition, broke his own world record by inhaling 66 [...]

It would appear that the “Tsunami” Kobayashi is suffering from jaw arthritis and his future as a competitive eater is under threat, and only weeks away from Nathan’s annual 4th July hot dog eating contest!
A JAPANESE man who set a world record by wolfing down dozens of hot dogs within minutes has suffered a severe [...]

Big ups to this guy I spied in the Age’s Odd Spot yesterday:
Teenage wrestler Praveen Kumar Sehrawat is a hero in India. He holds a national record for eating 170 green chillies in 5 minutes 7 seconds and can also take in milk through his nose and squirt it up to 3.6 metres out of [...]

Competitive Eating Enthusiasts (such as myself) will be pleased to hear of the growth in the sport:
The Nathan’s circuit received a huge response this year, and there are no spaces left at any of the qualifiers. Even the standby lists are full!
Keep your eye on my countdown timer on the right for the grand finale!
That [...]

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you montage that you’ve all been waiting for.
The International Federation of Competitive Eating’s finest moments on Google video:
Enjoy!
Update: By sheer coincidence La Nadine as a competitive eating love story for us.

I think that every year, over Christmas lunch, it is important to pay homage to the brave men and women that eat competitively.
I think I’ll have to pick up one of these T Shirts and a CD (which features the Tsunami Kobayashi!)