France requested in January "46 foreign partners" for "nearly 2,185 reinforcements of internal security forces" Nearly 45,000 police officers and gendarmes will be mobilized in Île-de-France for the unprecedented opening ceremony on the Seine on July 26. 18,000 French soldiers will also intervene during the Games, in addition to some 35,000Police and g endarmes.
Earlier Thursday, Poland, through its Minister of Defense, announced its involvement. The mission would include "sniffer dogs" with the mission of "operations to detect explosives and fight against terrorism"