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Hot Dog Havoc As Ex-Champ Crashes Contest

A former hot dog speed-eating champion has been arrested after his arch rival wolfed down 54 sausages in 10 minutes to claim his fourth consecutive world title.

Takeru ‘Tsunami’ Kobayashi, 32, from Japan, was seized after trying to storm a stage at the contest in New York and disrupt American Joey “Jaws” Chestnut’s victory ceremony.

The Japanese speed-eater had earlier ruled himself out of the July 4 event in Coney Island, Brooklyn, because of a row with organisers.

A crowd chanted: “Let him eat. Let him eat,” but police handcuffed Kobayashi and led him away.

In his absence, Chestnut, the 26-year-old reigning champion, swept aside the other contenders to claim his $20,000

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