TOKYO - Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi, mantan juara dunia makan hot dog, berharap dapat ikut berkompetisi pada pertandingan yang sedianya dilaksanakan pada 4 Juli di New York.
Kobayashi yang berimigrasi ke AS pada Maret lalu mengatakan bahwa ia yakin akan memenangi kontes tahun ini, karena kepindahannya ke New York membuat ia sering berlatih makan hot dog 'asli'.
"Saya sungguh sangat inigin berkompetisi dalam acara tersebut tapi saya tidak setuju dengan syarat yang diajukan," ujarnya seperti dilansir AFP, Jumat (2/7/2010).
Ketentuan yang diberikan membuatnya tidak bisa mengikuti acara tersebut tanpa adanya persetujuan dari panitia.
Pihak panitia mengatur kontes makan untuk peserta umum sebenarnya, tapi seorang profesional diharuskan untuk terikat kontrak untuk mengikuti acara ini.
kobayashi memenangkan kompetisi memakan roti sosis itu sebanyak enam kali berturut-turut dari 2001, tapi pada tahun berikutnya 2007, 2008, dan 2009 dia dikalahkan oleh musuh abadinya yang berasal dari Amerika oey "Jaws" Chestnut.
Kontes memakan hot dog ini diselenggarakan untuk memperingati hari kemerdekaan AS, sedianya diselenggarakan di Pulau Coney di Brooklyn.
Para kontestan diharuskan memakan hot dog sebanyak-banyak dengan batas waktu yang diberikan tanpa muntah.
Total hadiah untuk tahun ini mencapai USD20 ribu atau sekira Rp181 juta !!!
TOKYO - Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi, a former hot dog eating world champion, hopes to participate had been due to compete in the match which was held on July 4 in New York.
Kobayashi, who immigrated to the U.S. in March and said that he believes will win the contest this year, because of his move to New York to make his frequent practice to eat hot dogs 'original'.
"I am really very inigin compete in the event but I do not agree with the terms proposed," he said as quoted by AFP on Friday (02/07/2010).
Conditions given him unable to follow the event without the approval of the committee.
Party organizers arranged for participants eating contest, a general truth, but a professional required to be bound by contract to attend this event.
Kobayashi wins hot dog eating competition was as much as six times in a row from 2001, but the following year in 2007, 2008, and in 2009 he was defeated by his eternal enemy that comes from American Joey "Jaws" Chestnut.
Hot dog eating contest was held to mark the U.S. Independence Day, had been due be held at Coney Island in Brooklyn.
Contestants are required to eat as many hot dogs-many by the deadline given without vomiting.
Total prize for this year reached $ 20 thousand, or approximately Rp181 million !!!
http://international.okezone.com/read/2010/07/02/214/348991/juara-makan-hot-dog-lapar-akan-gelar-baru
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