Paris Olympics is chance to celebrate UK and bring nation together, Gabby Logan says

Gabby Logan, who will lead the BBC’s presenting team in Paris with Clare Balding and Mark Chapman, praised organisers’ attempt to produce the ‘greenest ever Games’. Photograph: Sam Riley/BBC.

The Paris Olympics will provide a moment to celebrate modern Britain and bring the nation together, Gabby Logan has said.

Speaking before the opening of the 33rd summer Olympic Games in Paris on Friday, the presenter said the Games could be a time to appreciate the “steadier” nature of British politics, which had not had to face down the far right as France did in elections held weeks before the Olympics.