Maham Aftab (5 November 1994 – 23 October 2020) was an international taekwondo practitioner and a member of the Pakistan national taekwondo team.[1][2][3] She won several medals for Pakistan at national and international level.[1] She died of brain tumor.[2]
Background
editShe belonged to Vehari, a city in Punjab, Pakistan.[4][5][6]
Career
editAftab represented Pakistan in the Youth Olympics held in Indonesia.[7][8][9][10][11] Aftab won a gold medal in a taekwondo championship at the King Al-Hasan Cup in Jordan.[2][7][8][4][12][13][14][11] In 2008, Aftab participated in World Championship in Izmir where she reached the final. She was defeated in the final by Stele Simunic of Croatia.[7][8] In 2009, she took part in Asian Championships in Kish Island, Iran.[7][8] In 2010, Aftab participated in the Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010[7][4][15][16] and also in the Youth Olympics in 2014.[17][18][14] Aftab quit taekwondo in 2015.[2][7][16] She became the first female athlete to win a medal for Pakistan in an international competition.[4] Aftab also represented Pakistan Army and was the national champion for seven consecutive years.[19][20][5]
Death
editShe was diagnosed with brain tumor two months before her death.[6] She died on 23 October 2020[2] at the age of 25[21][10] in Islamabad.[22] She was under treatment at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Lahore before her death[8] and was discharged a few days before.[22] Her death was condoled by various members of the sports fraternity.[23][8][24] She was laid to rest in her hometown Vehari.[25] She left behind a two-year-old son.[25]
References
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- ^ a b "Taekwondo champion Maham loses the battle of life". The Truth International. 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ a b Munshi, Shama (2020-10-26). "Pakistan's Taekwondo Star Maham Aftab died due to brain tumour". VeryNewsy. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
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- ^ a b "Taekwondo star Maham Aftab passes away aged 26". Hamariweb.com News. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "Pakistan taekwondo player and Youth Olympian Aftab passes away". www.insidethegames.biz. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "Pakistan pays tribute to Taekwondo star Maham Aftab". Niche. 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ a b "International taekwondo fighter Maham passes away". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "Pakistan's taekwondo star Maham Aftab passes away | SAMAA". Samaa TV. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ a b "OCA » Pakistan's YOG taekwondo athlete passes away at 26". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "Pakistan's taekwondo star – Maham Aftab passes away from cancer -". Voice of Sindh. 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "Taekwondo community loses Maham Aftab to brain tumour". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ Khan, Akhtar (2020-10-24). "Pakistan first gold medalist taekwondo champion, Maham Aftab passed away". Pakaffairs.pk. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "26-year-old Pakistani taekwondo star Maham Aftab passes away due to a brain tumor". Girls.Pk. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "Taekwondo star Maham Aftab passes away aged 26". UrduWire.com News. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ a b "International taekwondo fighter Maham Aftab died | The Cricket Plus". Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "DG, SBP condoles death of female Taekwondo player, Maham". The Nation. 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ Qureshi, Raiq (2020-10-24). "DG, SBP condoles death of female Taekwondo player, Maham". Associated Press Of Pakistan. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ a b News, Allsportspk (2020-10-25). "Allsportspk Obituary-Taekwondo: Pakistan's Maham Buried". Allsportspk. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
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