Maham Aftab

Aftab 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]

She 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]