Editing Torquay (section)

===Sport===
Torquay has a long history of holding sailing events and regattas due to the favourable easterly facing nature of the bay and its popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries. This tradition reached its height in 1948 when the [[Water sport (recreation)|water sport]] events of the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] were held in Torquay, with the [[Olympic flame]] being transferred from London to Torre Abbey Gardens to reside throughout the event.<ref name="Russell, 199"/>

Torquay is represented in [[association football]] in the National League South by [[Torquay United F.C.]] The team plays their home matches at [[Plainmoor]] and made it on occasion to the third tier of the English football leagues, now known as League One. Torquay United were promoted from the Conference Premier after winning the play-off final at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] in June 2009. However, after a poor [[Football League Two]] campaign in the 13/14 season, Torquay United came last and were relegated back to the Conference Premier (now the National League). Torquay were relegated previously in 2007 from the [[Football League]] after 80 years of membership and spent two years playing in the Conference Premier; this downfall came just three years after promotion from the [[Football League Third Division|league's basement division]] and ultimately led to a change in ownership of the club to a consortium of local businessmen and fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27190925|title=Torquay United: Lottery winners to League Two relegation|website=BBC Sport|date=29 April 2014|access-date=15 April 2021|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415120144/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27190925|url-status=live}}</ref>