Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Iman Mohammadi has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for GW1516, a prohibited substance, at the 2025 U23 World Championships. The International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed the adverse analytical finding from a sample collected on October 22, 2025. Mohammadi, a recent U23 World Champion and multiple-time Asian champion, retains the right to request B-sample analysis. United World Wrestling (UWW) has delegated its anti-doping program to the ITA, which will handle the legal proceedings.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced the doping ban for Turkish wrestler Rıza Kayaalp from four years to 18 months, concluding on 2025-10-28. Kayaalp tested positive for Trimetazidine and missed the Paris 2024 Olympics. The CAS determined that Kayaalp did not act intentionally, leading to the reduced ban. His results from 2024-05-28 are disqualified. Kayaalp could return to competition in 2026.

Nenad Lalović, President of United World Wrestling, was awarded Uzbekistan's Dustlik Order by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for contributions to sports development in Uzbekistan. Discussions during Lalović's visit to Tashkent included expanding cooperation between UWW and Uzbekistan, establishing a Regional Wrestling Academy, and strengthening sports medicine collaboration. Lalović is the fourth international sports figure to receive the Dustlik Order. Uzbekistan's wrestling success, including Razambek Jamalov's gold at Paris 2024, reflects the nation's growing sporting ambitions.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) reported anti-doping rule violations for wrestlers Ana Luiza Pereira (Brazil) and Abdelkrim Ouakali (Algeria), and weightlifter Dae Hee Kwon (South Korea). Pereira tested positive for 19-norandrosterone at the Ranking Series in Ulaanbaatar on May 30, 2024, while Ouakali tested positive for boldenone at the African Championships in Casablanca on May 3, 2025. Both are provisionally suspended. Kwon accepted a three-year ban for trimetazidine, with his ineligibility running from April 14, 2025, to April 13, 2028, disqualifying results from February 26, 2025.

Nenad Lalovic, President of United World Wrestling and IOC member, has been appointed as Vice-President of ASOIF. The ASOIF Council also discussed developing a new strategic plan and received updates from the first official meeting between ASOIF and the new IOC President, Kirsty Coventry, regarding future collaboration, Olympic Games planning, and revenue distribution. The next ASOIF Council meeting is scheduled for October 27, 2025.