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==Sports==

===Football===
The most popular club in Lorient is [[FC Lorient]], which currently play in [[Ligue 1]], after winning [[Ligue 2]] in 2020. They are nicknamed ''[[Merlucciidae|les Merlus]]''. They play their home fixtures at [[Stade du Moustoir]]. [[Christian Gourcuff]] has managed the team for over 20 years (aggregate years).

===Sailing===
The converted [[Lorient Submarine Base|submarine base]] has been home port to several skippers and their sailing teams:
* Jérémie Beyou<ref name="Voile news">{{cite web|title=Voile news|url=http://www.voilesnews.fr/News/Port/8159-Pole-course-au-large-de-Lorient-creation-d-un-centre-d-affaires-HQE-dedie-au-nautisme|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> (Delta Dore),
* [[Pascal Bidégorry]]<ref name="Voile news"/> (Banque Populaire),
* [[Franck Cammas]]<ref name="Voile news"/> (Groupama), winner of the [[2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race]]
* [[Samantha Davies (sailor)|Samantha Davies]]<ref name="Voile news"/> (Roxy),
* Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty<ref name="Voile news"/> (Maisonneuve),
* Jean-Pierre Dick<ref name="Voile news"/> (Paprec-Virbac),
* Yann Elies<ref name="Voile news"/> (Generali),
* Alain Gautier<ref name="Voile news"/> (Foncia),
* Sébastien Josse<ref name="Voile news"/> (British Telecom),
* Marc Thiercelin<ref name="Voile news"/> (DCNS)

Lorient was also a staging port during the [[2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race]], as well as the starting point of ''la [[Solitaire du Figaro]]'' (2009 edition).

[[Eric Tabarly]] built three out of his six ''Pen Duick'' boats in Lorient.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cité de la voile|url=http://www.citevoile-tabarly.com/pen-duick|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref>