Winter Olympics: hockey officials run rule over Chinese team Kunlun Red Star as Beijing Games near


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The players hoping to represent China in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics in February lost to a Russian club in overtime on Monday, in a game used by international officials to assess the Chinese team’s competitive strength. Kunlun Red Star, wearing red shirts with Chinese flag patches on the shoulder, fought back from four goals down to force overtime, before losing 5-4 to Amur Khabarovsk 5-4. “It was a very strong sign of the upside,” Ivano Zanatta, the Kunlun coach, said. “There’s definitely signs of character, resilience and there’s more upside, no question.” Kunlun have been playing in the...