It's one of the most important events in the food eating competition calendar, attracting top gastronomic champions from around the world.
Competitors have gathered in Coney Island, New York to weigh
in for the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot
Dog-Eating Contest.
Reigning food champs Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas are preparing to devour as many hot dogs as they can today.
Known as 'The Black Widow' of competitive world eating, Thomas is not only a hot dog champions, she also has a title for eating 564 oysters in eight minutes.
While Chestnut has previously chowed down 72 ounces of steak in eight minutes and gobbled up 47 grilled sandwiches in 10 minutes.
Ahead of the contest Chestnut said: 'I'm confident in my ability. I know if I do well I should be able to blow away the competition. It's just a matter of not getting complacent and finding my rhythm early.'
This year marks the 98th anniversary of the event which attracts thousands of the people, with around 30,000 expected to attend today.
Since 2008 hot dogs have been donated to local food banks and this year organisers plan to give 100,000 to food banks in New York City.
Reigning food champs Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas are preparing to devour as many hot dogs as they can today.
Known as 'The Black Widow' of competitive world eating, Thomas is not only a hot dog champions, she also has a title for eating 564 oysters in eight minutes.
While Chestnut has previously chowed down 72 ounces of steak in eight minutes and gobbled up 47 grilled sandwiches in 10 minutes.
Ahead of the contest Chestnut said: 'I'm confident in my ability. I know if I do well I should be able to blow away the competition. It's just a matter of not getting complacent and finding my rhythm early.'
This year marks the 98th anniversary of the event which attracts thousands of the people, with around 30,000 expected to attend today.
Since 2008 hot dogs have been donated to local food banks and this year organisers plan to give 100,000 to food banks in New York City.
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