Hot Dog-Eating Champ Suffers Arthritic Jaw
Takeru Kobayashi is being treated for an arthritic jaw. That is tough news for him to take because he really needs the jaw. For six years running, he's won the Yellow Mustard Belt. That's the title handed out every Fourth of July at the hot dog eating competition on Coney Island. Last year, he ate 54 hot dogs in 12 minutes. He says he's desperate to get his jaw back into form for this year.
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep with news of a sports related injury.
Takeru Kobayashi is being treated for an arthritic jaw. That's tough news for him to take because he really needs the jaw. For six years running he has won the Yellow Mustard Belt. That's the title handed out every Fourth of July at the hot dog eating competition on Coney Island. Last year he ate 54 hot dogs in a dozen minutes. He says he's desperate to get his jaw back into shape.
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