Biologically male World's Strongest Woman Stripped of Title After Organisers Say She Did Not Declare She Was Trans
A trans woman who was crowned World's Strongest Woman ahead of a British female has had her title stripped after organisers said she failed to declare she was 'biologically male'. American Jammie Booker, 28, beat Great Britain's Andrea Thompson, 43, to victory at the Official Strongman Games World Championships 2025 event in Arlington, Texas over the weekend - but no one knew of her background. Controversy soon swirled around Booker and her win, leading the Official Strongman Games to release a statement and officially disqualify Booker, who they say has been dodging their calls.
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Disqualification: Organisers say Booker did not declare she was transgender
In an update posted to Instagram by the Official Strongman Games channel, the organisation stated they were 'unaware' that Booker was 'biologically male' before crowning her the winner. 'It appears that an athlete who is biologically male and who now identifies as female competed in the Women's Open category. Official Strongman officials were unaware of this fact ahead of the competition and we have been urgently investigating since being informed,' they wrote. '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 Woman’s Open category. 'We are clear - competitors can only compete in the category for the biological sex recorded at birth. Official Strongman is inclusive and proud to run events which do not discriminate against athletes based on personal characteristics. '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. 'The Official Strongman World Championships is an event which is rightly one of the pinnacles of the strength world. 'We are disappointed on behalf of all those who fairly and legitimately took part that the attention has been taken away from their efforts which deserve celebration, no matter how they performed or where they finished. We stand with them and stand with fairness.'
The competition and results
Jammie Booker, 28, took home the title after narrowly beating professional strongwoman Andrea Thompson from Melton, Suffolk. She was crowned the World's Strongest Woman, did not tell organisers she was transgender and is now dodging their calls, according to officials. The rivals competed over six weightlifting events that took place from November 20 to 23, including 'log press challenge', 'timber frame carry', 'deadlift ladder' and more. In what proved to be a costly mistake, Thompson placed seventh in the final event, scoring 46 overall points to Booker’s 47. After Booker was crowned the winner, speculation then began swirling online that she was believed to be biologically male, sparking uproar among fans and fellow athletes.
Reaction and backlash from fans and peers
The personal trainer, who is apparently 1.96 meters tall and weighs around 181 kilograms, admitted in a YouTube video from 2017 that she is transgender. Fans of the tournament tracked down a YouTube channel entitled 'Jammie Booker', with a profile picture of a person wearing sports gear while flexing their biceps, who appears to look like the competitor. In one of two videos uploaded by the account, a voiceover says: 'Everyone on Earth is dying to tell their own story and I am no exception to that. I am a 21-year-old trans [woman] with a history of abuse struggling to stay true to herself while under the rule of her religious parents.' Details on Booker are murky but in a YouTube video - uploaded to what appears to be her channel in September 2017 - Booker says: 'I'm a 21-year-old trans woman with a history of abuse, struggling to stay true to herself while under the rule of her religious parents'
