Controversy Surrounds Disqualification of Transgender Athlete in World’s Strongest Woman Competition

After backlash over the 2025 World’s Strongest Woman results, officials disqualified Jammie Booker amid transgender allegations, naming Andrea Thompson as champion.

The original winner of the 2025 World’s Strongest Woman competition in Arlington, Texas, was stripped of the title after allegations that the athlete is transgender came to light.

Andrea Thompson, the 2018 winner, stepped down from the podium at the event over the weekend after Jammie Booker won the title.

Thompson came in second place by just one point to Booker in the open women’s category (no weight requirement). A YouTube video from what appears to be Booker’s own channel, dating back to 2017, shows Booker claiming to be