Takraw boys know staying on top will be harder after toppling Thais

Final fling: It's the end of the road for Zulkifli Abd Razak.

PETALING JAYA: Winning is difficult, but defending a title can be even harder.

That is the challenge now facing Malaysia’s sepak takraw squad after they ended Thailand’s more than three-decade dominance in the men’s team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.