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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China were crowned champions at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup to end their 12-year wait for the title with a 73-71 victory over Japan in the final on July 2. China center Han Xu was named the tournament's MVP and selected in the All-Star Five together with her teammate Li Meng. On October 5, China's women edged Japan again to retain their title at the Hangzhou Asian Games. This file photo taken on July 2, 2023 shows team China celebrating during the awarding ceremony of the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China were crowned champions at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup to end their 12-year wait for the title with a 73-71 victory over Japan in the final on July 2. China center Han Xu was named the tournament's MVP and selected in the All-Star Five together with her teammate Li Meng. On October 5, China's women edged Japan again to retain their title at the Hangzhou Asian Games. This file photo taken on July 2, 2023 shows Li Meng (L) and Han Xu of China celebrating after winning the final match against Japan at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China were crowned champions at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup to end their 12-year wait for the title with a 73-71 victory over Japan in the final on July 2. China center Han Xu was named the tournament's MVP and selected in the All-Star Five together with her teammate Li Meng. On October 5, China's women edged Japan again to retain their title at the Hangzhou Asian Games. This file photo taken on July 2, 2023 shows players of China celebrating after winning the final match against Japan at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Players take part in a dunk contest at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information Town in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Players compete at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information town in Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Players compete at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information town in Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Players compete at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information town in Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Players compete at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information town in Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Players take part in a skill contest at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information town in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Players compete at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information town in Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Players compete at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information town in Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Players take part in a dunk contest at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information Town in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Hangzhou Asian Games Countdown 100 Days

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Villagers cheer for players at a basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information town in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, June 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, in order to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Deqing County of Huzhou City held a three-person basketball All-Star Game in one hundred villages, creating a strong atmosphere of participation, co-construction and sharing, and welcoming the Asian Games through colorful activities such as the competition, skills contest, and dunk contest.

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Game 3 of Japan-Major League All-Star series

TOKYO, Japan - Hayato Sakamoto of the Yomiuri Giants belts a two-run homer in the second inning of Game 3 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 15, 2014. Samurai Japan won the first two games.

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Game 3 of Japan-Major League All-Star series

TOKYO, Japan - Sho Nakata of Nippon Ham Fighters whacks a two-run homer in the third inning of Game 3 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 15, 2014. Samurai Japan won the first two games.

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Game 3 of Japan-Major League All-Star series

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Norimoto of the Rakuten Eagles starts Game 3 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 15, 2014. Samurai Japan won the first two games.

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Giants' Hara, Lions' Watanabe to lead All-Star games

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on May 29 as the schedule of the All-Star games in July between the Central and Pacific leagues were released the same day. Hara and Watanabe will lead the Central and Pacific league teams respectively in the games, one in Sapporo and the other in Hiroshima.

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Giants' Hara, Lions' Watanabe to lead All-Star games

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe (R), who will lead Central and Pacific league teams respectively in the All-Star games in July, express their wish for the games on a piece of paper at a Tokyo hotel on May 29.

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Japanese H.S. all-star baseball team holds matches with U.S. team

COOPERSTOWN, United States - Yuki Saito of the Japanese high school all-star baseball team signs autographs after games with U.S. high school select team members in the eastern region at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York, on Aug. 31.

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(2)MLB All-Stars - Game 6

SAPPORO, Japan - Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Japanese All-Star team smiles during an interview after the Japanese team beat major league players 5-1 in Game 6 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Sapporo Dome on Nov. 11. Matsuzaka pitched a complete game.

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(1)MLB All-Stars - Game 6

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese outfielder Takahiro Saeki slams a solo homer off Anaheim Angels pitcher Francisco Rodriguez in the eighth inning of Game 6 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Sapporo Dome on Nov. 11. The Japanese All-Star team beat major league players 5-1 for their second straight victory. (MLB)

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(6)MLB All-Stars - Game 5

OSAKA, Japan - The Japanese All-Star team players exchanges high fives after winning Game 5 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Osaka Dome on Nov. 10. The team beat major league players 3-1 for their first victory in five games. (MLB)

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(4)MLB All-Stars - Game 5

OSAKA, Japan - Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens (22) is greeted by teammates after leaving the mound in the sixth inning of Game 5 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Osaka Dome on Nov. 10. The Japanese All-Star team beat major league players 3-1 for their first victory in five games. (MLB)

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(3)MLB All-Stars - Game 5

OSAKA, Japan - Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens leaves the mound in the sixth inning of Game 5 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Osaka Dome on Nov. 10. The Japanese All-Star team beat major league players 3-1 for their first victory in five games. (MLB)

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Clemens congratulated in Japan over Cy Young Award

OSAKA, Japan - Sadaharu Oh (L), manager of the Japanese All-Star team, presents flowers to Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens for winning a record seventh Cy Young Award, before the opening of Game 5 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Osaka Dome on Nov. 10. (MLB)

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(2)MLB All-Stars - Game 5

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp outfielder Shigenobu Shima comes home in the second inning of Game 5 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Osaka Dome on Nov. 10. The Japanese All-Star team beat major league players 3-1 for their first victory in five games. At left is Atlanta Braves' Johnny Estrada. (MLB)

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Clemens wins record seventh Cy Young Aweard

OSAKA, Japan - Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens holds a ball at a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 10 after winning his record seventh Cy Young Award. Clemens, in Japan as a member of the MLB team to play in a series of exhibition games with the Japanese All-Star team, become the oldest pitcher to win a Cy Young at the age of 42. (MLB)

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(2)Major leaguers spend time with kids

FUKUOKA, Japan - Florida Marlines pitcher Dontrelle Willis (R) and teammate Miguel Cabrera, in Japan to play in a series of exhibition games with the Japanese all-star team, spend their free time with children of a Fukuoka primary school on Nov. 9. (MLB)

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(1)Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition baseball games

TOKYO, Japan - Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros pitches against Japan in the first game of the Japan-U.S. all-star exhibition game series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 5.

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(2)Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition baseball games

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Uehara (L), a pitcher for Japan's Yomiuri Giants baseball club, and Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros pose for photos at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4 before the first game of the Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition series.

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(1)Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition baseball games

TOKYO, Japan - Sadaharu Oh (L), manager of the Japanese baseball club Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, and Bruce Bochy, manager of the San Diego Padres, shake hands at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4 prior to the first game of the Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition series.

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First pro-baseball game held at Sapporo Dome

SAPPORO, Japan - Some 43,000 baseball fans watch a ceremony at the newly-opened Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on June 26, held before the start of the first professional baseball game there between the Yomiuri Giants and the Chunichi Dragons. The dome, which opened June 2, will host 12 Central and Pacific League games this season, with an all-star game scheduled for July 24.

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Sammy Sosa arrives in Japan

Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa flashes a V sign as he arrives in Narita airport Wednesday Nov. 4 with other members of the North American Major League Baseball (MLB) all-star squad to play in a seven-games series with their Japanese counterparts beginning Saturday Nov. 7.

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(1)Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition baseball games

TOKYO, Japan - Sadaharu Oh (L), manager of the Japanese baseball club Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, and Bruce Bochy, manager of the San Diego Padres, shake hands at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4 prior to the first game of the Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition series. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition baseball games

TOKYO, Japan - Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros pitches against Japan in the first game of the Japan-U.S. all-star exhibition game series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 5. (Kyodo)

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Japanese H.S. all-star baseball team holds matches with U.S. tea

COOPERSTOWN, United States - Yuki Saito of the Japanese high school all-star baseball team signs autographs after games with U.S. high school select team members in the eastern region at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York, on Aug. 31. (Kyodo)

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Giants' Hara, Lions' Watanabe to lead All-Star games

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on May 29 as the schedule of the All-Star games in July between the Central and Pacific leagues were released the same day. Hara and Watanabe will lead the Central and Pacific league teams respectively in the games, one in Sapporo and the other in Hiroshima. (Kyodo)

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Giants' Hara, Lions' Watanabe to lead All-Star games

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe (R), who will lead Central and Pacific league teams respectively in the All-Star games in July, express their wish for the games on a piece of paper at a Tokyo hotel on May 29. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition baseball games

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Uehara (L), a pitcher for Japan's Yomiuri Giants baseball club, and Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros pose for photos at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4 before the first game of the Japan-U.S. postseason all-star exhibition series. (Kyodo)

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Outstanding performance of Mengke Bateer

PUSAN, South Korea - Mengke Bateer, NBA player, is an all-star representative of China in men basketball. Photo shows the moment Bateer does a thankless job on Oct 4. (Asian Games) (Kyodo)

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Outstanding performance of Mengke Bateer

PUSAN, South Korea - Mengke Bateer, NBA player, is an all-star representative of China in men basketball. Photo shows the moment Bateer does a thankless job on Oct 4. (Asian Games) (Kyodo)

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Pete Rose returns to spotlight at All-Star Game

A fan holds up a message board during the 2015 All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 14, 2015. Pete Rose has been banned from baseball since 1989 for betting on games while he was managing the Cincinnati Reds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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European baseball team prepares for games vs. Japan

Steve Janssen, manager of Europe's all-star team, takes part in practice in Kashiwa, Japan, on March 5, 2015. Europe will play two exhibition games against Japan on March 10 and 11 at Tokyo Dome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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European baseball team prepares for games vs. Japan

Dutch pitcher Loek van Mil throws during practice in Kashiwa, Japan, on March 5, 2015. Europe's all-star team will play two exhibition games against Japan on March 10 and 11 at Tokyo Dome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Clemens wins record seventh Cy Young Aweard

OSAKA, Japan - Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens holds a ball at a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 10 after winning his record seventh Cy Young Award. Clemens, in Japan as a member of the MLB team to play in a series of exhibition games with the Japanese All-Star team, become the oldest pitcher to win a Cy Young at the age of 42. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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(2)Major leaguers spend time with kids

FUKUOKA, Japan - Florida Marlines pitcher Dontrelle Willis (R) and teammate Miguel Cabrera, in Japan to play in a series of exhibition games with the Japanese all-star team, spend their free time with children of a Fukuoka primary school on Nov. 9. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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(2)MLB All-Stars - Game 6

SAPPORO, Japan - Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Japanese All-Star team smiles during an interview after the Japanese team beat major league players 5-1 in Game 6 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Sapporo Dome on Nov. 11. Matsuzaka pitched a complete game. (Kyodo)

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Clemens congratulated in Japan over Cy Young Award

OSAKA, Japan - Sadaharu Oh (L), manager of the Japanese All-Star team, presents flowers to Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens for winning a record seventh Cy Young Award, before the opening of Game 5 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Osaka Dome on Nov. 10. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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(1)MLB All-Stars - Game 6

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese outfielder Takahiro Saeki slams a solo homer off Anaheim Angels pitcher Francisco Rodriguez in the eighth inning of Game 6 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Sapporo Dome on Nov. 11. The Japanese All-Star team beat major league players 5-1 for their second straight victory. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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(2)MLB All-Stars - Game 5

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp outfielder Shigenobu Shima comes home in the second inning of Game 5 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Osaka Dome on Nov. 10. The Japanese All-Star team beat major league players 3-1 for their first victory in five games. At left is Atlanta Braves' Johnny Estrada. (MLB) (Kyodo)