Ex-champion hot dog eater arrested at New York finals

Japanese hot dog eater Takeru Kobayashi was arrested for storming the world championships in New York, in which he was banned from competing over a contract row.

The six-time champion was arrested as he tried to get on the stage after the competition.

He had refused to sign a contract with the speed-eating group Major League Eating and was barred from the event in Coney Island, which his rival Joey Chestnut won for the fourth year in a row.

Mr Kobayashi jumped a barrier and tried to get up on the stage while the crowd chanted: "Let him eat!"

He grabbed a barrier as police pulled him away, but was charged with resisting arrest, trespass and obstructing governmental administration.