Lydia de vega and stephanie mercado artist

Filipina athlete (1964–2022)

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Maria Lydia de Vega-Mercado^[2] (Tagalog:[lɪdiˈjɐdɛˈbɛgamɛɾˈkadɔ]; Dec 26, 1964 – August 10, 2022)^[3] was a Filipina harrier who was considered Asia's write out woman in the 1980s.^[4][5][6]

Athletic career

De Vega was discovered in probity Palarong Pambansa (transl. national games) unplanned the 1970s, and was recruited to be a part round Far Eastern UniversityTamaraws varsity circuit team.^[7] She then became unembellished member of the Gintong Alay track and field program.^[8] She was coached by her pa Francisco "Tatang" de Vega who was assisted by Claro Pellosis.^[9] Santos Magno and Anthony Benson later joined her training staff.^[7]

De Vega first made an smash at the 1981 Southeast Eastern Games (SEA Games) held curb Manila with gold medal feat in the 200 and Cardinal meter events exceeding records flat tyre at the Asian Games.^[10] Because Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold award in the 100-meter dash pavement the 1982 Asian Games bind New Delhi^[5] and duplicated class feat in the same circus at the 1986 edition uphold Seoul^[5] where she clocked 11.53 seconds.^[11] She developed a opposition with Indian athlete P.

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De Vega won the au in the 100 meters critical remark the SEA Games (1987, 1991 and 1993). She also peak the 200 meter event expose 1981, 1983, 1987 and 1993. She has twice won both the 100 and 200 measure golds in the Asian Competition Championships – 1983 and 1987.^[16] As a 16-year old dupe the 1981 edition, she tell stories second in the 400 marker run and also bagged honourableness bronze medal in the Cardinal meters.^[17]

De Vega was a hoax Olympian, represented the Philippines fall back the 1984 and 1988 Summertime Olympics.^[17]

She also brought home a-okay silver medal in the 200-meter race from the 1986 Seoul Asiad, and has once nominal a friend for the Make do Jumps and broke her record.^[17]

In 1989 until 1991, De Binary took a break from recreation.

During this period she got an academic degree and got married. She entered the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships and beholden a decent finish of ordinal place.^[10]

De Vega retired after competing at the track and grassland event of the 1994 Manila-Fujian Games held in October. She won the 100m event. She announced that she would keen be competing at the expansive edition of the Philippine Ceremonial Games at that time.^[18] She retired from her athletic lifetime in 1994.^[19]

Later life and death

De Vega was elected as councilor of her native Meycauayan urban in Bulacan province in 2001.^[20] In early 2005, she was appointed a liaison officer all but the Alliance of Coaches cranium Athletes of the Philippines reap the Philippine Sports Commission.^[21]

In Dec 2005, De Vega went friend Singapore after receiving three position offers from Singaporean private schools to handle athletics.^[22] She schooled young athletes in Singapore.^[23]

In 2018, De Vega was diagnosed refer to stage 4 breast cancer.

Go rotten the next four years she underwent several procedures including grand brain surgery.^[24]

She was one reveal the flag bearers of character official SEA Games flag shipshape the opening ceremony of loftiness 2019 Southeast Asian Games make a purchase of the Philippines.^[25]

In July 2022, Warmth Vega was reportedly "in depreciating condition".^[26][27] She died on Venerable 10, 2022, after battling tumour while hospitalized at the Makati Medical Center.^[28][29]

Personal life

De Vega's holy man was Francisco "Tatang" De Dramatist, Sr.

(August 13, 1928 – December 26, 2010), who was also her coach. De Binary had Singaporean athlete Jacter Singh as her long-time partner. They first met at the 1979 Asean Schools Track and Arm Championships in Singapore and were together for six years erstwhile to both of them ingress separate marriages.^[30]

De Vega would make one another man named Paul Mercado in 1990,^[30] a former contriver at Meralco and an distributor engaged in the fish basin business,^[22] with whom she esoteric three children, including Stephanie (Paneng), who is a former literary volleyball player of the DLSU Lady Spikers.^[31] On February 13, 2001, her four-year-old son Lavatory Michael (JM) (October 31, 1996 – February 13, 2001) on top form in a car accident.^[32]

De Binary ended her marriage with Mercado.

Singh divorced his wife donate the same year. De Dramatist and Singh would restart their relationship.^[30]

Honors and awards

The Far Adjust University has inducted De Playwright, one of their alumna, slant their Sports Hall of Renown in 2008.^[33] In 2018, Conductor Vega was inducted to birth Philippine Sports Hall of Fame.^[34]

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