Pandemic or not, hot dogs eaten, records broken on New York's Coney Island

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Pandemic or non, hot dogs eaten, records cleaved on New York'southward Coney Island

Joey Chestnut poses after winning the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest with a world record 75 hot dogs consumed in Brooklyn, in New York Urban center, U.S., July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

A global pandemic could not stop Coney Island's venerable 4th of July hot-dog eating competition from going alee on Saturday (Jul 4), or its reigning men's and women's champions from setting new records in their respective divisions.

In fact, men's winner Joey Anecdote said, moving the Nathan's Famous event to a climate-controlled indoor setting to go along COVID-19 from spreading among hundreds of spectators who would normally pack the frequently-sweltering boardwalk gave him edge he needed.

Men's champion Joey Chestnut and women's champion Miki Sudo pose together subsequently winning the Nathan'southward Famous Fourth of July International Hot Canis familiaris Eating Contest in Brooklyn, in New York Metropolis, U.Due south., July iv, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

"This is a crazy year and I'm happy to get a record," the 220-pound (100 kg) Anecdote told ESPN after the x-minute eating frenzy at the Nathan'due south Famous hot dog mecca.

The 36-yr-old competitive eater from San Jose, California, came dorsum from a slow first and rallied to down his record-setting 75th hot dog and bun at the buzzer.

Joey Anecdote (L) competes in the Nathan's Famous 4th of July International Hot Dog Eating Competition separated by plexiglass to ensure social distancing before going on to consume a earth record 75 hot dogs in Brooklyn, in New York Urban center, U.Southward., July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

The 13-time "Mustard Belt" winner, whose intake included the i,000th competitive dog of his career, topped his previous best 74 and left his 4 competitors far behind.

As a safety measure out, Nathan's Famous moved the annual Independence Day tradition inside under controlled conditions that included social distancing, masks for non-eaters and plastic partitions between contestants.

Miki Sudo competes in a socially distanced women's leg of the Nathan'due south Famous Fourth of July International Hot Domestic dog Eating Contest going on to win with a women's world tape 48.5 hot dogs consumed in Brooklyn, in New York Urban center, U.S., July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

In the women'southward sectionalization, returning champion Miki Sudo topped a field of five by devouring a record 48.v Nathan'south Famous hot dogs and buns. The 132-pounder (60 kg) from Torrington, Connecticut, easily beat her previous personal best 41 and shattered the previous women's record of 45.

The Coney Isle contest has been going on each July 4th since Nathan Handwerker opened his globe renown seaside eatery in 1916, according to Major League Eating, the breadbasket-centric sport's governing body.

(Source: Reuters)

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