TOKYO – The International Olympic Committee tried to assure dozens of international sports federations on Thursday that the postponed Tokyo Games will open on July 23.The IOC and Tokyo organizers have been holding on-line sessions this week with about 200 national Olympic committees, and with the more than 30 summer sports bodies that are represented on the program.“We are very confident that the games in Tokyo next year will take place," IOC sports director Kit McConnell told delegates in the on-line seminar. "We are moving forward on this basis.”The sessions are not open to the media, and only opening statements are made available.The IOC and local organizers have been campaigning for several months to rekindle interest among the Japanese.