Riley Gaines reacts to Jammie Booker winning World's Strongest Woman competition amid huge controversy

Riley Gaines recently shared his thoughts on Jammie Booker's win at the World's Strongest Competition held in Texas. Booker's victory is under great controversy due to questions about his gender identity.

According to various claims on social media, Jammie Booker was awarded the title of the strongest woman in the world, despite several indications to the contrary. Riley Gaines responded to the controversy by taking a dig at Booker's podium celebrations.

Gaines shared a SouthPark meme on his X account (formerly Twitter). The swimmer turned social activist also wrote in the caption:

“The South Park meme has been officially (and accurately) recreated. Just cool.”

Riley Gaines also shared a post under the username @libsoftiktk, congratulating the winner of this contest. User wrote,

“Everyone, please join me in congratulating Andrea Thompson, the JUST winner of the World's Strongest Woman Championship!”

Riley Gaines he previously called out Pablo Torre for his supposed double standards in women's sports. The swimmer-turned-social activist hit back at the investigative journalist's claims on 'The Will Cain Show', after Torre accused her of campaigning against trans athletes for alleged monetary gain.

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When Riley Gaines took a swipe at trans athletes competing for the Minnesota women's hockey team

Riley Gaines previously reflected on four trans athletes representing the Minnesota women's hockey team. The 25-year-old swimmer turned social activist shared her thoughts on her X account, where she goes he wrote,

“4 men on a women's hockey team in Minnesota. That's what they call progress.”

Riley Gaines had previously hit a trans player on a high school softball team in Minnesota around June 2025. This sparked an online feud between Gaines and gymnastics sensation Simone Biles, who accused her of harassing people in the transgender community. Bile he wrote in his post X,

“You are really sick, all this campaigning because you lost a race. A sore loser. You should step up the trans community and maybe find a way to make sports inclusive OR create a new avenue where trans people feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports. But instead… You bully them. There is no safe thing in sports.”

Simone Biles also suggested Riley Gaines bully “someone your size.” However, the joke did not go down well with several social media users, including celebrities such as news anchor Piers Morgan and tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who called out Biles for her alleged double standards.

Finally, Simone Biles had to apologize for her previous post to Riley Gaines, adding that she should have chosen her words more carefully. Riley Gaines responded to her claims with the hope that one day she would understand her motives and stand by her to protect women's sports.