"an athlete who is biologically male and who now identifies as female competed in the Women's Open category"
"competitors can only compete in the category for the biological sex recorded at birth"
"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."
Organisers at the Official Strongman Games disqualified Jammie Booker and revoked the World's Strongest Woman title after being informed that a person recorded as male at birth who now identifies as female competed in the Women's Open. The event's policy requires competitors to compete in the category matching the biological sex recorded at birth. All athlete points and placings will be adjusted and Andrea Thompson was elevated to the title. Thompson said the delayed win was "overshadowed by scandal and dishonesty." Official Strongman stated events remain inclusive but assign categories by birth-recorded sex to ensure fairness.
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