Weightlifting will be given the green light for inclusion in the Paris 2024 Olympics by the The International Olympic Committee (IOC) once an anti-doping agreement is in place, ending 18 months of uncertainty for the sport's future in the Games.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Paris candidacy for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is seen in front the Eiffel tower in Paris, France, September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau