Arthritic eater
A Japanese hot-dog eating champion may be forced to retire after being diagnosed with an arthritic jaw.
Takeru Kobayashi, the six-time New York Coney Island champion, is unable to open his mouth more than a centimetre and admits it’s too painful to eat.
He said: "My jaw refused to fight anymore - it has abandoned the frontline.
"Already I can’t open my jaws more than just a little bit. There’s no pain only if I open my mouth about enough for one finger. More than that is painful and I can’t open it." Kobayashi - nicknamed Tsunami - is now worrying he won’t be able to claim his seventh consecutive victory in the annual July 4 contest.
He said: "I feel so ashamed that I didn’t hear the alarm bells ringing in my own body."
© bangshowbiz.biz
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