Hot dog eating contests

When did hot dog eating contests become a sport? People on ESPN seem to think so since they broadcast the pig fest every now and then. A group of fat, out of shape contestants filling their mouth with as many hot dogs as they can in a short period of time is not worth watching. There are other activities much more intriguing although most people hold little or no interest in such as golf, volleybally, hockey, playing horse shoes (If anyone does that anymore), or horse racing. There needs to be no relation between this meaningless activity and sports. The two words should never be used in a sentence. In order for an activity to be a sport there has to be physical movement besides opening and closing fat jaws stuffed with food. Americans still wonder why the majority of the country is overweight and kids in elementary schools weigh 3 times as much as the average kid their age did 4 or 5 years ago.