The win allowed Qatar to become only the fifth team to defend the title since its inception in 1956, joining the likes of South Korea in the 1956 and 1960 editions, Iran (1968, 1972 and 1976), Saudi Arabia (1984 and 1988), and Japan (2000 and 2004).
Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports
