Lydia de Vega

MANILA – Lydia de Vega-Mercado, Asia's former sprint queen, passed away after a four-year battle with breast cancer, her daughter announced Wednesday night.

“She fought the very good fight and is now at peace.” She also played in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Seoul Olympics. De Vega-Mercado was dubbed the fastest woman in Asia in the 1980s, having won the 100-meter dash nine times in the Southeast Asian Games, four times in the Asian championship, and twice in the Asian Games.

Family members and various personalities honored Lydia de Vega-Mercado who passed away on Wednesday, August 10. Her daughter and volleyball player.

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Her time of 11.28 seconds in the 100m - clocked in 1987 - still stands as a SEA Games record. Read more at straitstimes.com.

However, her condition deteriorated in early July and she was in intensive care for five weeks. Jacter travelled twice to see her during this time, in early July and then two weeks ago for eight days; that was his last time seeing her. "But she would always be willing to go above and beyond to help. Although they went on to marry other people, both their respective marriages broke down and they rekindled their relationship in 2003. Now, they know who I am and what I can do.” A lot of people had underestimated me. She has fought a good fight. The two squared off again in the 1987 Asian Championships. While Usha remained uncontested in the 400m events, De Vega again proved her superiority over Usha in the 100m and 200m. Then, in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games, while Usha - known as the "Payyoli Express", a reference to her village in Kerala - dominated the 400m and 400m hurdles, De Vega reasserted her dominance in her favourite event: the 100m. In the 1991 SEA Games in Manila, when some thought she was already past her prime, De Vega started slow in the 100m race but exploded in the 60m mark to outrun Malaysia’s G Shanti, who had beaten her in a previous meet, and fellow Filipino Elma Muros. Let us pray for her peace," he said. She went on to dominate the 200m event in the 1983 and 1987 SEA Games, and then rule the 100m in the 1987, 1991 and 1993 SEA Games.

'Lydia de Vega has run her last race. She has finished her contest. She has fought a good fight.'

Super kwento that she she was super happy and doing incredibly well in her coaching career in Singapore. We watched some of the track events and cheered for our Filipino athletes A class on her own.“ Her strength of character plus incredible skill made her Asia’s fastest woman in the ’80s and ’90s. I remember the days with her coach Tatang. They were an incredible pair and became champions together. “Lydia was always our big superstar in PH delegation in every SEA Games and Asian games. De Vega was a charismatic sports heroine, a woman who made Filipinos proud.

"I join the entire nation in mourning the untimely demise of former Asian sprint queen Lydia de Vega, after a four-year battle with breast cancer.

All in her favorite event, the 100-meter dash," Marcos said. My sincerest condolences to her family and loved ones," Marcos said in a statement. She has fought a good fight.

De Vega is among the country's most decorated and beloved athletes, winning numerous gold medals in the Asian Games, Asian Athletics Championship and the ...

De Vega is considered one of the Philippines’ greatest athletes. “Ate Diay” was part of the first batch of former Tamaraw athletes to be inducted into the FEU Sports Hall Fame in 2008. “Another sad day for PH sports, although we have lost a great icon however she made an imprint to the hearts and minds of all the people she inspired. She was about winning for the PhilippinesLydia De Vega was a rare combination of speed, grace and beauty.She… A beloved and highly-respected figure especially in the Track and Field circle, her legacy will remain an inspiration to all FEU athletes onwards,” FEU said in a post. De Vega is among the country’s most decorated and beloved athletes, winning numerous gold medals in the Asian Games, Asian Athletics Championship and the Southeast Asian Games from the 1980s to the 1990s.

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Filipino sports legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado has died after a battle with breast cancer. She was 57.

She is also a nine-time South-East Asian Games gold medalist. “On behalf of the men and women of the Patafa, our deepest condolences and prayers to the family of the great Lydia de Vega. We lost one of our own, one of our best but her spirit will live on in our hearts,” said athletics chief Terry Capistrano. De Vega was once the fastest woman in Asia, winning the 100-metre gold medal in the 1982 and 1986 Asian Games and ruling the sprint double in the Asian Athletics Championship in 1983 and 1987.

Lydia de Vega-Mercado, considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s, died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. She was 57.

In 2018, De Vega was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. Lydia De Vega brought home the gold in the 100-metre dash at the SEA Games (1987, 1991 and 1993). "On behalf of our family, it is with absolute grief that I announce the death of my mother, Lydia De Vega this evening, August 10, 2022, at the Makati Medical Center," Koenigswarter said on Facebook.

Manila: Philippine sports legend Lydia de Vega, who is among the most decorated athletes of the country winning many gold medals at the Asian Games, ...

She lost her life race to breast cancer but will always be remembered as a champion of life. She succumbed to cancer at the age of 57 on Wednesday. Many international athletes have paid tributes to her, including P T Usha. Usha wrote on her page, “Deeply saddened on losing my atheletics counterpart, a fierce competitor and good friend Lydia de Vega yesterday.

Sprint queen Lydia de Vega helped put the country in the athletics map following her stellar international exploits that will forever be etched in ...

“It was not easy doing all the things that served as the reason for me to be one of the distinguished athletes who are given this honor. “I owe them a debt of gratitude. Choosing to stay low-key, her last public appearance came in the 2019 SEA Games, where De Vega served as one of the flag bearers of the SEA Games Federation flag in the opening ceremony at the Philippine Arena. Her unparalleled success allowed her to secure a spot in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame, where De Vega was inducted in 2018, the same year she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an impressive display of her athletic prowess, De Vega even won a long jump gold in the 1987 SEA Games to go with the 100m and 200m titles she captured in that edition of the biennial meet. Even when she took a hiatus from 1989 to 1991, De Vega looked like she hardly lost a step as she claimed two more golds in the 100m and 200m events in the 1993 SEA Games before she retired the following year.

Former Asian sprint queen Lydia de Vega loses four-year battle with cancer.

“At the 1985 Jakarta Asians, her father had doubts whether I was on dope and he wanted me to be tested after every race. She came for training and for races wearing make-up and a had a lot of fans. “She was a very glamorous girl, had a beautiful physique and nicely-toned muscles. But there was one girl, Lydia de Vega of the Philippines, who could trouble Asia’s golden girl frequently in the 100m. “I got the message about Lydia’s death last night. “Those days, I did not have any competition in any event except the 100m.

Facebook image posted by Stephanie Mercado-de Koenigswarter shows a tribute poster for her mother, Philippine sports legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado, who died the ...

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