World eating champion from Japan who once devoured 65 hot dogs in single sitting retires because he is no longer hungry


Japan’s King of Competitive Eating has announced his retirement because he is no longer able to feel hungry.

Takeru Kobayashi, 46, won six consecutive titles at the internationally famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York, and even swallowed 64.5 hot dogs in one sitting.

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