The winner of the World's Strongest Woman competition has been stripped of her crown after organizers claimed that she was 'biologically male'.
Jammie Booker dominated the competition at the Official Strongman Games World Championship in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday (November 23).
However, organisers have since claimed that the competition winner broke the rules, as the regulation means competitors must compete in the category that aligns with their biological sex at birth; however, no evidence was provided to prove this claim.
Official Strongman said in a statement: "It appears that an athlete who is biologically male and who now identifies as female competed in the Women's Open category.
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"Official Strongman officials were unaware of this fact ahead of the competition, and we have been urgently investigating since being informed.
"An attempt has been made to contact the competitor involved, but a response has not been received. Had we been aware, or had this been declared at any point before or during the competition, this athlete would not have been permitted to compete in the Women’s Open category.
"We are clear - competitors can only compete in the category for the biological sex recorded at birth."
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Official Strongman went on to say that all athletes are welcome to compete, but that 'it is our responsibility to ensure fairness and ensure athletes are assigned to men or women’s categories based on whether they are recorded as male or female at birth'.
They added: "Given this, we have disqualified the athlete in question from the Official Strongman World Championships 2025. All athlete points and places will be altered accordingly to ensure that the rightful places are allocated to each of the Women’s Open athletes."
Booker is yet to speak out following her disqualification, and according to Pink News, her Instagram bio states that she is a personal trainer and 'pro strongwoman'.
Britain's Andrea Thompson, who Booker had initially beaten in the competition, has since been crowned the World's Strongest Woman, and she took to social media to state her win has been 'overshadowed' by the 'scandal'.
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"What should be a momentous occasion has sadly been overshadowed by scandal and dishonesty from someone who was welcomed into our crazy sport," Thompson wrote.
"I am not only frustrated with not being able to celebrate a win, but also for the ladies who had their time to shine on the podium or reach the final day, taken away from them."
The athlete went on to say that she and her fellow competitors are 'mentally drained' and have 'received backlash and insults' following the Strongman Games' decision to kick out Booker.
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"We, as a community, are taking a stand. Protecting women's sport as we have fought so hard for," Thompson added.
UNILAD has reached out to Official Strongman Games for further comment.
Callum Jones