Cherry festival held in Lebanon

STORY: Cherry festival held in Lebanon DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: HAMMANA, Lebanon CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. various of visitors STORYLINE: Tens of thousands of people from all across Lebanon flocked on Sunday to Hammana, a scenic town about 30 kilometers away from the country's capital city Beirut, to taste the sweetness of cherries. The Hammana cherry festival gathered more than 200 exhibitors and sellers of cherries and cherry-inspired goods. The event featured cherry picking and tasting activities, food stalls, a music parade, a sports car show, local product souks, and a calisthenics show, among others. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hammana, Lebanon. (XHTV)

Sumo world gets health award for promoting calisthenics

Sumo world gets health award for promoting calisthenics

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Kakuryu (R) receives the Tanita Health Award from Japanese scale maker Tanita Corp. on behalf of the Japan Sumo Association for the popularization of its "Sumo Kenko Taiso," a set of calisthenics exercises based on sumo moves, at the Ryokoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014.

Sumo association holds morning calisthenics

Sumo association holds morning calisthenics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 8, 2014, shows people joining sumo wrestlers in stamping their feet during morning calisthenics at Kokugikan in Tokyo, organized by Nihon Sumo Kyokai, or Japan Sumo Association during August. Businessmen on the way to work and foreign travelers staying at nearby hotels also took part.

Employee induction ceremony at Seven & I group

Employee induction ceremony at Seven & I group

TOKYO, Japan - The freshly-recruited employees of Seven & I Holdings Co. perform morning calisthenics during an induction ceremony for new employees at the major supermarket and convenience store chain. The Seven & I group hired 1,465 regular employees for fiscal 2008, up 125 from the previous year.

India's Mumbai hosts national calisthenics championship

STORY: India's Mumbai hosts national calisthenics championship DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants competing during the championship in Mumbai STORYLINE: Mumbai on Saturday hosted a calisthenics national championship, with fitness enthusiasts from Delhi, Punjab, Bihar, Pune, Bengaluru and other cities around India attending. Mumbai has seen an increasing number of calisthenics parks in recent years. The sport is easy to learn and cost-effective. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mumbai, India. (XHTV)

Employee induction ceremony at Seven & I group

Employee induction ceremony at Seven & I group

TOKYO, Japan - The freshly-recruited employees of Seven & I Holdings Co. perform morning calisthenics during an induction ceremony for new employees at the major supermarket and convenience store chain. The Seven & I group hired 1,465 regular employees for fiscal 2008, up 125 from the previous year. (Kyodo)

Sumo association holds morning calisthenics

Sumo association holds morning calisthenics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 8, 2014, shows people joining sumo wrestlers in stamping their feet during morning calisthenics at Kokugikan in Tokyo, organized by Nihon Sumo Kyokai, or Japan Sumo Association during August. Businessmen on the way to work and foreign travelers staying at nearby hotels also took part. (Kyodo)