A television sports-anthology program that debuted on ABC in the early 60s. The new medium of satellite broadcasting allowed them to show early attempts at ping-pong diplomacy, like a USA/USSR track meet; international events got their first general US exposure on Wide World. But more often you got trash sports filler: barreljumping, or a demolition derby. A pop culture success, with its Hercules-movie theme, and its "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat..." voiceover.