France, April 4 -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday paid tribute to the vast array of engineers, landscapers and politicians who worked on the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, which will be used during the Paris Olympic Games.

The180 million-euro centre- a stone's throw from the Stade de France in Saint-Denis - will host water polo, diving and synchronised swimming competitions between 26 July and 11 August.

In the month after, it will be used as a training facility for the Paralympics swimming events.

During the formal inauguration ceremony, Macron said: "There is a great human chain that has made it possible to build this centre. The elected representatives and local authorities who are funding it alongside the government ...