IOC President Thomas Bach hopes overseas fans will be able to attend Tokyo Olympics

IOC president Thomas Bach was in upbeat mood about Tokyo 2020 on Wednesday (Mike Egerton/PA)

Olympic Games organisers are still working on the basis that overseas spectators will be able to attend the event in Tokyo next summer, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said.

The Games were postponed by 12 months due to the coronavirus pandemic and are now scheduled to get under way on July 23 next year.