World of Sport (UK TV programme) action), the ITV Seven (horse racing), and wrestling with commentator Kent Walton. It also showed sports not seen elsewhere, such as women's hockey, netball, lacrosse, water skiing and stock car racing or sports that were not popular with the British mainstream, such as NASCAR and ice speedway. It featured bizarre sports like the World Barrel Jumping Championships, and even death-defying stunts. It often showed show jumping and other equestrian events, especially in its earlier years, and towards the end of its life it showed snooker extensively. 'Minority' sports were a feature throughout its run. The BBC had purchased the rights
Color commentator sportif" (who is also a journalist). In Italy, the color commentator is usually referred to as responsible for the "commento tecnico" (technical comment) whereas the play-by-play commentator is the main "telecronista". In Italy, too, the color commentator is usually a person formerly directly involved in the sport (as an athlete/player/pilot or as a coach). Recent Formula 1 races have no fewer than three commentators: the "telecronista", a former pilot, and an engineer, the last two sharing the "commento tecnico". In Turkey, the term "spiker" is used for the play-by-play announcer whereas the color commentator is referred to simply as "yorumcu"