The World Karate Federation (WKF) significantly enhanced its clean sport initiatives in 2025 by expanding educational outreach programs. Collaborating with the International Testing Agency (ITA) and national anti-doping organizations, the WKF delivered numerous seminars, workshops, and interactive learning tools, reaching over 800 participants globally. Key focus areas included athlete rights, prohibited substances, and therapeutic use exemptions. The federation's commitment to long-term leadership is demonstrated through the International Clean Sport Educator Program, with athletes like Douglas Brosere serving as mentors. WKF President Antonio Espinós emphasized the organization's dedication to a clean and fair future for karate.

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.

Russian weightlifter Mikhail Gobeev has received an additional four-year ban for violating anti-doping rules, extending his initial four-year suspension to eight years. The International Testing Agency (ITA) imposed the sanction for continued involvement in weightlifting activities while suspended. Separately, Kazakh para-powerlifter Aigerim Aidarkyzy has been banned for two years after testing positive for furosemide at the Tbilisi 2025 Para Powerlifting World Cup, resulting in the forfeiture of her results from the competition.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) held its Ordinary Congress in Dubai, outlining ambitious plans for the future of boxing. Key decisions included increasing the total prize fund for World Championships to $10 million, expanding weight categories to 14, and launching a Team World Cup with a $10 million prize pool. The IBA also announced development initiatives like the IBA Assistance Programme and the IBA Gym Programme, alongside commercial partnerships with DAZN. Membership decisions were made, including the acceptance of the Argentine Boxing Federation and the termination of several others due to non-compliance. A review of the IBA Constitution was also presented.

Qasim Hasan Abdulhussein Al-Lami, an Iraqi weightlifter, has been banned for seven years by the International Testing Agency (ITA) for his second Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). The violation occurred on October 30, 2024, when a sample revealed the presence of stanozolol metabolites. Stanozolol is a prohibited anabolic steroid. This is Al-Lami's second doping offense; he previously received a four-year ban from 2017 to 2021 for furosemide and testosterone. The ITA proposed a sanction up to eight years, but Al-Lami accepted the consequences, leading to a reduced seven-year ban from December 9, 2024, to December 8, 2031, due to an early admission. All results from October 30, 2024, to December 9, 2024, have been disqualified.