World's strongest woman deprived of title in one day...a biological male
Nov 26, 2025
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Because it turns out that he is a transgender person who is 'biologically male'.
According to the Daily Mail and other foreign media, Jamie Booker (28), a transgender female player in the United States, beat Andrea Thompson (43) of Great Britain at the '2015 Official Strongman Games World Championship' held in Arlington, Texas from the 20th to the 23rd (local time) and won the title of 'World's Strongest Woman'.
Booker is 198cm tall and weighs about 180kg, working as a personal trainer.
However, controversy soon erupted.
The organizing committee did not know in advance that biological men competed in the women's open category"You can only participate according to the gender recorded at birth."' emphasized the rule and officially disqualified Booker, depriving him of the title.
The organizing committee said "It is our responsibility to ensure fairness" "All athletes are welcome, but the male and female categories should be divided by birth gender and competed accordingly," he stressed.
Welsh female athlete Rebecca Roberts (2021, 2023, 2024 winner) should "protect women's sports."A lack of transparency destroys trust."I welcomed the organizing committee's decision.
Thompson, who finished second, also expressed discontent, saying, `Booker's victory is ridiculous.'
Canadian Mitchell Hopper, who won the title of 'World's Strongest Man' in 2023, also tweeted "It's time to make a stand for women's sports. Women's sports should be a stage for women only."
The sloppy operation of the competition by the organizing committee is also controversial.
Booker has revealed himself to be transgender in a YouTube video in the past. As a result, the organizing committee's explanation that she was not aware in advance that she was a 'biological male' is not convincing.
After the controversy, the company that sponsored Booker falsely delivered important information to the tournament"I terminated my contract with her.
Shortly after the competition, Booker posted on social media, `I respect all the female athletes on the stage together"Thank you to the fans and supporters for your support."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
