A controversy erupted at the World’s Strongest Woman competition after the winner, Jammie Booker of the U.S., was later disqualified over claims she was born biologically male.
The event in Arlington, Texas initially saw Booker win by one point over the UK’s Andrea Thompson. Thompson reacted angrily after the result, calling it unfair.
The debate intensified when an older video surfaced in which Booker described herself as a transgender woman. Event organizers, Official Strongman Games, said they were unaware of this before the competition and stated that athletes must compete in categories based on their sex recorded at birth.
Booker was subsequently disqualified, and the results were adjusted—making Thompson the official winner of the competition.