Lydia de Vega

De Vega-Mercado's daughter and volleyball player Stephanie Mercado-de Koenigswarter confirmed the news on Wednesday evening.

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The former Asian sprint queen succumbed to breast cancer Wednesday after a four-year fight with the dreaded disease. She was 57. De Vega-Mercado's daughter, ...

“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,” Capistrano said. She was a two-time Asian Games gold medalist, four-time Asian champion and nine-time Southeast Asian Games gold winner. Before she passed away, de Vega-Mercado received an outpour of support after her daughter, Stephanie de Koenigswarter, made a call that the once fastest runner in Asia was in critical condition and needed help last month.

Her daughter, former volleyball player Stephanie Mercado de Koenigswarter, announced De Vega's passing. "On behalf of our family, it is with absolute grief that ...

Her fellow sports legends such as Elma Muros-Posadas, Eugene Torre, and Paeng Nepomuceno also expressed support for De Vega during her battle with cancer. Philippine sports icon Lydia de Vega-Mercado passed away on Wednesday after her battle with breast cancer. Lydia de Vega passes away after battle with breast cancer

The 57-year-old Filipino sports icon--who once held the throne as Asia's fastest woman--lost her battle with cancer.

She was dubbed Asia’s fastest woman in the 80s after ruling the 100-meter dash events in the 1982 and 1986 Asian Games. De Vega is one of the most decorated Filipino athletes in history after she brought home numerous medals in the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, and Asian Athletics Championships. "She fought the very good fight and is now at peace," she said.

Lydia De Vega, a queen in Philippine sports, passed away on Wednesday evening. She was 57.

She was hailed as Asia’s fastest woman during the 80s. De Vega is a four-time Asian champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and nine-time Southeast Asian games gold medalist. “She fought the very good fight and is now at peace.”

The father-and-daughter duo soon started collecting several medals for the Philippines. Her performance would level up in the 1982 and 1986 Asian Games where ...

During and after her athletic career, De Vega also fought for the rights of athletes in different capacities. In the twighlight of her career, De Vega still won golds in the 100m and the 200m in the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore, one of the final competitions of her career. Even pregnancy couldn't stop her from achieving success.

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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'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.

In paying tribute to Lydia de Vega following her death due to cancer, some lawmakers said there is a need to support athletes even in their retirement, ...

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"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.

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.

PHILIPPINE sports icon Lydia de Vega, 57, succumbed to breast cancer on Wednesday evening, August 10, 2022, her daughter announced.

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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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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.