Champions Compete In Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest

Takeru Kobayashi (C) of Nagano, Japan sticks out his fully belly after Joey Chestnut of San Jose, California defeated him in the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on on July 4, 2009 in Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.  Chestnut defeated Kobayashi with eating 68 to his 64.5 hotdogs. Kobayashi won six previous competitions before tying last year with Chestnut.
Takeru Kobayashi (C) of Nagano, Japan sticks out his fully belly after Joey Chestnut of San Jose, California defeated him in the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on on July 4, 2009 in Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Chestnut defeated Kobayashi with eating 68 to his 64.5 hotdogs. Kobayashi won six previous competitions before tying last year with Chestnut.
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