Когда-то Махавир Сингх Пхогат был чемпионом Индии по борьбе. По причине бедности он был вынужден бросить спорт, но поклялся воспитать сына, который станет в будущем олимпийским чемпионом. Но вот досада — у них с женой родились четыре дочки. Отец сначала отчаялся, но потом, увидев, что подросшие девчонки поколачивают одноклассников, решил всё же сделать из них спортсменок.
В 1974 году Махаммеду Али было 32, и он мыслил, как чемпион. Джордж Форман был на десять лет моложе, и он был полон сил и стремлений перехватить титул у Али. Это была как раз та ситуация, на которой можно было заработать. Были сделаны большие ставки, два отличных бойца встретились на ринге. Результатом стал захватывающий бой, за кулисами которого плелись сложные интриги.
Две сестры после долгого расставания встречаются в общественном бассейне, где провели большую часть своего детства. Впереди праздничные выходные, а так многое нужно рассказать. День заканчивается и бассейн закрывается. Одна из сестёр обнаружила пропажу обручального кольца, которое загадочным образом оказалось на дне бассейна. Пытаясь достать кольцо, сестры оказываются в смертельной ловушке, они застревают под куполом бассейна. Находясь в холодной воде, они должны очень постараться, чтобы выдержать эту душераздирающую ночь.
Америка в тяжелые годы Великой депрессии. Всюду безработица и бедность. Люди берутся за любую работу, чтобы заработать на кусок хлеба и крышу над головой. Поэтому не удивительно, что танцевальный марафон с призом в 1500 долларов легко собрал в мрачном ангаре на побережье несколько десятков участников со всей страны. Все они такие разные, но каждый готов на все ради выигрыша...
Начало ХХ века. Проводятся лошадиные скачки. Но не на ипподроме, а по пересеченной местности. Всадники несутся во всю прыть, стремясь покрыть расстояние в 600 миль в кратчайшие сроки. Кто-то пользуется любой возможностью помешать сопернику, кто-то, наоборот, готов всегда прийти на выручку, пусть даже и конкуренту…
Гонщик Фрэнк Капуа сражается за победу на гонках Инди-500, стараясь не думать об измене жены, ушедшей к главному сопернику по трассе. Что теперь важнее для него — победить или вернуть любовь супруги.
A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.
Follow competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The winner will take home a grand prize of $1 million.
Selection for the SAS is one of the world's toughest job interviews and physical fitness is only the starting point. What's really being tested is psychological resilience and character as candidates undergo sleep deprivation, interrogation and a series of increasingly complex mind games. In this programme, five ex-special forces soldiers re-create tasks from the SAS's secret selection process, putting 30 civilian men through the ultimate test of their physical and - more importantly - their psychological resilience.
Hall of Fame professional wrestler Steve Austin invites eight elite athletes to his ranch each week to compete in head-to-head battles until only one is left standing. That man or woman then takes on Steve's personal obstacle course, the Skullbuster, for a chance to win $10,000.
American Gladiators is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own "gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance. It is a remake of the original series of the same name which ran from 1989–1996, with elements of the UK version of the 1990s. The show is refereed by Al Kaplon, a former American League umpire, who can also be seen as the referee in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Play-by-play narration is handled by Van Earl Wright. Season 1 was taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Beginning with Season 2, the show moved to the Los Angeles Sports Arena. It is produced by Reveille Productions and MGM Television. American Gladiators premiered on Sunday, January 6, 2008; an average of 12 million people watched the two-hour premiere. All other Season 1 episodes aired Mondays at 8:00 ET/PT, except for the finale, which aired Sunday February 17, 2008 at 7:00 ET/PT. Season 2 premiered May 12, 2008, on NBC, with a two-hour episode. The two-hour Season 2 finale aired on August 4, 2008 at 8:00 ET/PT. While the final two-hour episode of Season 1 was devoted entirely to the finals, the Season 2 finale consisted of the third semifinal round followed by the finals.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a motor race like no other. Taking place in France each year, it is an endurance test for drivers and cars that literally takes 24 hours to complete. Traveling from Kuala Lumpur to the Côte D’Azur, shot in breathtaking 4K and with unprecedented access to six of the teams competing for glory, Le Mans: Racing is Everything is motorsport as you’ve never seen it before.
Strong features 20 contestants, which include 10 male trainers and 10 female trainees. The trainers work on helping their trainees improve their physical fitness, not only through losing weight but also through achieving a balance between mind and body, and getting into shape both physically and mentally. After a series of challenges, two teams will face each other in a physical competition in the Elimination Tower, with the losing team being eliminated from the series. The winning team will receive a cash prize of up to $500,000, depending on their overall performance in the show.
Two ultra athletes. Five months. Eight of the toughest endurance races in the world. With the globe as their playground, friends and fierce competitors Simon Donato and Paul “Turbo” Trebilcock aim to prove that boundaries are meant to be broken. The docuseries chronicles both pain and triumph as Turbo and Simon climb, run and bike up anything they can find over five straight months of extreme challenges. Will they finish all eight races and make it through this ultimate test of mind, body and spirit?
From the producers of Naked and Afraid comes 100 Miles From Nowhere, an Animal Planet series that follows adventurer Matt Galland and his two best buddies, Danny Bryson and Blake Josephson. In each episode, the trio of fun-loving regular guys chooses remote, extreme locations throughout the globe where cameras – let alone people – rarely have gone. Matt, Danny and Blake’s mission is straightforward: to get off life’s usual humdrum path for a more exciting, daring and off-the-beaten one. In just three or four days, the guys trek approximately 100 miles and burn up to 10,000 calories on foot, raft, skis and even skateboard while they document and shoot their own escapades with absolutely no crew. Every single second on the ground is self-shot. Each expedition causes major wear and tear on their bodies, so the guys must reach their bear box drops, which are pre-arranged at set points to replenish their supplies, strength and stamina. Their incredible journeys take them to extreme landscapes – including steep mountains, insufferably hot deserts, freezing-cold canyons and snakeinfested jungles. They push their endurance to the limit and sometimes even their friendship. The quests are never easy and are sometimes dangerous, but they always are packed with thrilling surprises and breathtaking footage of the planet’s splendor.
