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By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER<\/a> <\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 08:44 EST, 25 November 2025 | Updated: 09:03 EST, 25 November 2025 <\/p>\n

The 2025 World’s Strongest Woman descended into chaos after an alleged transgender athlete took gold, sparking outrage from athletes and coaches.<\/p>\n

American Jammie Booker, who is accused of being a biological male, beat Great Britain’s Andrea Thompson to victory at the event in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n

But Thompson walked off the podium in protest and she has been crowned the ‘true World’s Strongest Woman’ by her coach and some of her peers. 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.<\/p>\n

Details on the American are murky but in a YouTube video<\/a> – uploaded to what appears to be Booker’s YouTube channel in September 2017 – Booker says: ‘Everyone is dying to tell their own story and I am obviously no exception to that.<\/p>\n

‘I’m 21 year-old trans woman<\/a> with a history of abuse, struggling to stay true to herself while under the rule of her religious parents.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Monday night, Roberts posted a picture on Instagram which read ‘Protect Women’s Sports.’ She wrote alongside the picture: ‘I hold no hate toward transgender people. Everyone deserves dignity, respect, and the freedom to live their truth.<\/p>\n

\"American <\/p>\n

American Jammie Booker won the\u00a0World’s Strongest Woman championships in Arlington<\/p>\n

‘But I cannot stay silent about something that threatens the fairness and future of women\u2019s strength sports. Transgender women, people born male, should not be competing in the women\u2019s category.<\/p>\n

‘This isn\u2019t about identity. It isn\u2019t about politics. It\u2019s about the undeniable physical differences that exist in strength-based sports\u2026 differences that don\u2019t disappear, and that matter more here than almost anywhere else. Women\u2019s categories were created for a reason, and if we lose that, we lose the foundation of our sport.<\/p>\n

‘What happened this weekend wasn\u2019t transparent. None of us knew. Not even the organisers knew. And when fairness is taken by surprise, trust in the sport begins to crack.<\/p>\n

‘My message is simple. Trans people belong in sport, but women\u2019s divisions must remain biologically born female-only.<\/p>\n

‘I love this sport. I have given my life to it. And I won\u2019t ignore something that could quietly change it forever. Congratulations to @andreathompson_strongwoman… the true Worlds Strongest Woman 2025’<\/p>\n

Thompson was among those to like the post. Her coach\u00a0Laurence Shahlaei, meanwhile, also took to social media to express his opposition to the official results.<\/p>\n

‘A huge congratulations to my client but more importantly, my very good friend @andreathompson_strongwoman for winning the World\u2019s Strongest Woman 2025,’ he wrote.<\/p>\n

‘You worked your a** off for this and I\u2019m so proud of you. You absolutely dominated the deadlift, log and circus dumbbell and while there are still a couple of weaknesses to work on, you were still the strongest woman on the day.<\/p>\n

Jammie Booker, a man pretending to be a woman, just won the title of \u201cWorld\u2019s Strongest Woman\u201d at the World\u2019s Strongest Woman competition in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n

Andrea Thompson, the female runner-up, had her title stolen by a man.<\/p>\n

KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN\u2019S SPORTS pic.twitter.com\/MYXCmOSEEc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 25, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

‘This win hasn\u2019t come without controversy, but I want to make it very clear that while I support and applaud people for being who they want to be, sport is sport and the women\u2019s classes exist for a reason.<\/p>\n

‘Congratulations also to my client and friend @jacked__jackie for 3rd place and back to back podiums. Proud of you and the class you showed this weekend also.’<\/p>\n

Mitchell Hooper, the 2023 World’s Strongest Man, paid tribute to Thompson with his own message on Instagram. ‘Congratulations to @andreathompson_strongwoman\u00a0on a champions [sic] performance this weekend at Worlds Strongest Woman.’<\/p>\n

His post drew an outpouring of support for the British athlete, notably from three-time winner of World’s Strongest Woman, Donna Moore. ‘True winner of Worlds Strongest WOMAN this weekend,’ she commented.<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail has contacted Booker and Official Strongman Games for comment.<\/p>\n

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