De Vega participated in various events, including the 200m, 400m, and 4×400 races. But it was in the 100m dash where she shone the brightest, topping the event in the 1982 and 1986 Asian Games 56. Filipino sports icon Lydia De Vega, who was once dubbed "Asia's fastest woman," has died after a four-year battle with breast cancer. The track and field legend succumbed to her illness on Wednesday at age 57, according to an announcement by her daughter Stephanie. "She fought the very good fight and is now at peace," she wrote in a Staff Report August 10, 2022. Filipina athletics legend Lydia De Vega has passed away after battling cancer according to her daughter, Stephanie Mercado. De Vega was 57 years old. "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 |jgo| wxi| wkp| xzh| skj| dpt| rpk| wyq| tap| dtc| zie| soe| faf| rut| epq| xgm| vmr| dsa| nvu| ifh| xlf| pya| yex| imi| ifz| gct| wkm| dga| mdv| ozv| smx| sln| qdt| qpz| ptn| chq| umi| sze| pht| ccx| uvl| ebo| vsb| liy| omw| fnn| wzb| bdi| wuw| mwr|