‘All options on table’ for Games

With the postponement of the Tokyo Games finally decided, Olympic officials have begun the unprecedented and unwieldy task of rescheduling a Summer Games, a puzzle with seemingly endless pieces, many of which won’t likely fit neatly together.

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, said no details about the postponed Games have been determined, but it is possible they take place as early as next spring.

‘‘All the options are on the table,’’ Bach said yesterday.

‘‘We are at an unprecedented situation and have an unprecedented challenge. This postponed Games will need sacrifices, will need compromises by all the stakeholders.’’

Bach and others have made clear that it will take time for Olympic officials and the Tokyo 2020 committee to sort through the details and come up with a revised plan for staging the massive event. They’ll need to consider scheduling, equipment availability, accommodations, venues and workforce – both paid employees and volunteers – among other things.

‘‘Trying to figure out the best way to go is going to be very difficult,’’ said Anita Defrantz, one of 15 members of the influential IOC executive committee. ‘‘It’s going to take more than more than a month or two to figure this out.’’

Bach said the IOC has already formed a task force to tackle the myriad challenges. The group calls itself ‘‘Here We Go’’ and will hold a teleconference with the 33 international sports federations today to begin studying calendars and logistics.

‘‘This is like a huge jigsaw puzzle putting together, every piece has to fit,’’ Bach said. ‘‘If you take out one piece, the whole