American Jammie Booker defeated Great Britain's Andrea Thompson to victory at the Official Strongman Games World Championships 2025 event in Arlington, Texas , over the weekend.
After her win, controversy emerged about Booker's gender, leading the Official Strongman Games to release a statement and officially disqualify Booker, who they say has been dodging their calls.
'We wanted to provide an update on what is happening following the Official Strongman Games World Championships 2025 which were held in Arlington, Texas over the weekend,' the organization posted to Instagram Tuesday.
'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.'
'An attempt has been made to contact the competitor involved but a response has not been received,' the statement continued.
The organization added that if they were aware of Booker's alleged gender identity, '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.'
Booker has since been disqualified from the event and all participating athletes will have their points and places 'altered accordingly to ensure that the rightful places are allocated to each of the Women’s Open athletes,' officials shared.
The group said that although they are 'inclusive' and 'any athlete is welcome' at their events, '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.'
Rebecca Roberts, a three-time winner of World's Strongest Woman, has sensationally claimed that no one - not even the organizers - knew about Booker's background.
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