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The controversial winner of the World’s Strongest Woman competition was stripped of her title Tuesday after organizers claimed she never told them she was born a man.
American Jammie Booker was disqualified just days after she destroyed the competition at the Official Strongman Games World Championship in Arlington, Texas over the weekend.
Organizers said Booker had violated the contest’s rules, which clearly stipulate that athletes must compete in the category that aligns with their biological sex at birth.
“It appears that an athlete who is biologically male and who now identifies as female competed in the Women’s Open category,” organizers said in a social media statement announcing the decision.
“Official Strongman officials were unaware of this fact ahead of the competition and we have been urgently investigating since being informed.”
“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,” they added.
The move to strip Booker of her title comes after the runner-up, Britain’s Andrea Thompson, was filmed storming off the podium as she raged about the “bull-s–t” contest.
Organizers said the places will now be altered accordingly in the wake of Booker’s disqualification.
“We are clear – competitors can only compete in the category for the biological sex recorded at birth,” organizers said.
“Official Strongman is inclusive and proud to run events which do not discriminate against athletes based on personal characteristics. Any athlete is welcome. But 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.”
Organizers said attempts to reach Booker had failed.
She is yet to address her disqualification or the controversy.
