Takeru Kobayashi, 6-time Nathan’s hot dog champ, retires from competitive eating over health concerns
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Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, the six-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest winner, said he is retiring.
Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, the six-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest winner, said he is retiring.