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4th July 2010, 11:30 AM
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By Eric Talmadge
July 2, 2010
TOKYO - Former world hot-dog eating sensation Takeru Kobayashi of Japan wants to compete in this weekend’s annual Fourth of July contest on Coney Island, but still can’t agree to a contract with the organizers.
Kobayashi, one of the world’s premier competitive eaters, won the contest for six years up to 2007 and then had to settle for second-place finishes behind American Joey Chestnut. He moved to New York in March so he could train with local hot dogs.
But his chances of getting revenge this weekend against Chestnut, from San Jose, Calif., seem slim because of a contract dispute with the event’s organizer. Kobayashi, 32, has balked at signing an exclusivity clause with the group, and can’t compete unless he does.
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By Eric Talmadge
July 2, 2010
TOKYO - Former world hot-dog eating sensation Takeru Kobayashi of Japan wants to compete in this weekend’s annual Fourth of July contest on Coney Island, but still can’t agree to a contract with the organizers.
Kobayashi, one of the world’s premier competitive eaters, won the contest for six years up to 2007 and then had to settle for second-place finishes behind American Joey Chestnut. He moved to New York in March so he could train with local hot dogs.
But his chances of getting revenge this weekend against Chestnut, from San Jose, Calif., seem slim because of a contract dispute with the event’s organizer. Kobayashi, 32, has balked at signing an exclusivity clause with the group, and can’t compete unless he does.
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