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Maria Lydia de Vega-Mercado [1] (  ; Disyembre 26, 1964 – Agosto 10, 2022) [2] sarong atletang Filipina na pigkonsiderar na pinakamarikas na babae sa Asya kan mga taon 1980. [3][4][5]

Karera sa atleta

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Si De Vega nadiskubre sa Palarong Pambansa ( transl. nasyonal na mga kawat ) kan mga taon 1970, asin narekrut tanganing magin parte kan Far Eastern University Tamaraws varsity track team. [6] Dangan siya nagin miyembro kan programa sa track and field[7] kan Gintong Alay . Siya pig-coach kan saiyang ama na si Francisco "Tatang" de Vega na tinabangan ni Claro Pellosis . Si Santos Magno asin Anthony Benson kan huri nag-ayon sa saiyang mga tawohan sa pagsasanay. [8]

Si De Vega enot na nagkaigwa nin epekto sa 1981 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) na ginibo sa Manila na may mga bulawan na medalyang performance sa 200 asin 400 meter events na nalampasan an mga rekord na itinao sa Asian Games. [9] Bilang reyna kan sprint kan Asya, nagdalagan siya dara an bulawan na medalya sa 100-meter dash sa 1982 Asian Games sa New Delhi [10] asin nadoble an feat sa parehong pangyayari sa 1986 na edisyon sa Seoul [11] kun saen siya nakakua nin 11.53 segundos.[12] Nagkaigwa siya nin iriwal sa atletang Indian na si PT Usha . [13] [14] [15] [16]

Si De Vega nanggana kan bulawan sa 100 metros sa SEA Games ( 1987, 1991 asin 1993). Siya man an nangenot sa 200 meter event kan 1981, 1983, 1987[17] asin 1993. Duwang beses siyang nanggana nin bulawan sa 100 asin 200 metros sa Asian Athletics Championships – 1983 asin 1987 . [18] Bilang 16-anyos sa edisyon kan 1981, siya an nagin ikaduwang pwesto sa 400 metros na pagdalagan asin nakakua man kan bronseng medalya sa 200 metros. [19]

Si De Vega sarong duwang beses na Olympian, nagrepresentar kan Filipinas sa 1984 asin 1988 Summer Olympics .

Nagdara man siya nin sarong medalyang pirak sa 200-metros na karera gikan sa 1986 Seoul Asiad, asin sarong beses na nagrepresentar sa sarong amigo para sa Long Jumps asin binaak an saiyang rekord. [19]

Kan 1989 sagkod 1991, si De Vega nag-ontok sa athletics. Durante kan panahon na ini, nakakua siya nin sarong akademikong degree asin nag-agom. Naglaog siya sa 1991 Asian Athletics Championships asin nakagibo nin disente na pagtapos sa ikapitong pwesto.

Si De Vega nagretiro pagkatapos na makipagkumpetensya sa track and field event kan 1994 Manila-Fujian Games na ginibo kan Oktubre. Nanggana siya sa 100m na karera. Ipinahayag niya na dai siya makisumaro sa maabot na edisyon kan Philippine National Games sa panahon na idto. [20] Nagretiro siya sa saiyang karera sa atleta kan 1994. [21]

Sa huri buhay asin kagadanan

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Si De Vega naelihir bilang konsehal kan saiyang ginikanan na banwaan nin Meycauayan sa probinsya nin Bulacan kan taon 2001. [22] Kan amay na parte kan 2005, siya nanombrahan bilang liaison officer kan Alliance of Coaches and Athletes of the Philippines with the Philippine Sports Commission . [23]

Kan Disyembre 2005, si De Vega nagduman sa Singapore pagkatapos na mag-ako nin tolong alok nin trabaho hale sa mga pribadong eskwelahan sa Singapore tanganing mag-asikaso nin atletika. [24] Nag-coach siya nin mga hoben na atleta sa Singapore. [25]

Kan 2018, si De Vega nadiagnose na may stage 4 na kanser sa suso . Sa laog kan suminunod na apat na taon, nag-agi siya nin nagkapirang prosedimiento kabali an operasyon sa hutok. [26]

Saro siya sa mga flag bearer kan opisyal na bandera kan SEA Games sa pagbukas kan 2019 Southeast Asian Games sa Filipinas. [27]

Kan Hulyo 2022, si De Vega pigbabareta na "nasa kritikal na kamugtakan". [28] [29] Nagadan siya kan Agosto 10, 2022, pagkatapos na makipaglaban sa kanser mantang naospital sa Makati Medical Center . [30][31]

Personal na buhay

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An ama ni De Vega iyo si Francisco "Tatang" De Vega, Sr. (Agosto 13, 1928 – Disyembre 26, 2010), na iyo man an saiyang coach. Si De Vega igwa nin atletang taga-Singapore na si Jacter Singh bilang saiyang haloy nang kapadis. Enot sindang nagkamidbidan sa 1979 Asean Schools Track and Field Championships sa Singapore asin magkaibanan sa laog nin anom na taon bago sinda parehong naglaog sa magkasuhay na kasal. [32]

Si De Vega naagom nin saro pang lalaki na an pangaran Paul Mercado kan 1990, [33]sarong dating inhenyero sa Meralco asin sarong negosyante na nakikikabtang sa negosyo nin fish pond, [24] na saiyang nagkaigwa nin tolong aki, kaiba si Stephanie (Paneng), na sarong dating parakawat nin volleyball sa kolehiyo kan DLSU Lady Spikers . [34] Kan Pebrero 13, 2001, an saiyang apat na taon na aking lalaki na si John Michael (JM) (Oktubre 31, 1996 – Pebrero 13, 2001) nagadan sa sarong aksidente sa awto. [35]

Tinapos ni De Vega an saiyang kasal ki Mercado. Si Singh nagdiborsyo sa saiyang agom kan parehong taon. Si De Vega asin Singh mapoon giraray kan saindang relasyon. [36]

Mga onra asin premyo

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An Far Eastern University nag-indukto ki De Vega, saro sa saindang mga alumna, sa saindang Sports Hall of Fame kan 2008. [37] Kan 2018, si De Vega pig-indukto sa Philippine Sports Hall of Fame . [38]

Toltolan

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  1. ↑ "PH can regain 'golden years'". November 24, 2018. https://www.tempo.com.ph/2018/11/24/ph-can-regain-golden-years/. Retrieved on August 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Asia's fastest woman Lydia de Vega passes away at 57". Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc.. August 11, 2022. https://www.pep.ph/news/local/167729/lydia-de-vega-death-a718-20220811. Retrieved on August 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lydia de Vega: Asia's World-Class Track Queen in the 80s". Athletic Asia. May 27, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lydia de Vega: Asia's World-Class Track Queen in the 80s". Athletic Asia. May 27, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Athletics Podium". Lydia de Vega. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Juico, Philip (July 27, 2022). "Warrior and role model: Lydia de Vega". BusinessWorld Online (in English). Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ Villar, Joey (August 11, 2022). "Gintong Alay athletes, Keon remember 'Diay'". BusinessWorld Online (in English). Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ Juico, Philip (July 27, 2022). "Warrior and role model: Lydia de Vega". BusinessWorld Online (in English). Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ "She's still their Lydia". New Straits Times. November 19, 1991. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zmJPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4699%2C1698224. Retrieved on February 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Loyzaga, Mumar, Sulaiman, De Vega to be feted by PSA (psa)". Manila Bulletin. January 3, 2005. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  12. ↑ "Lydia De Vega Asia's Sprint Queen". Pinoyathletics. April 7, 2020. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ Villar, Joey (August 13, 2022). "Usha on Diay: A champion of life". The Philippine Star. https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/08/13/2202336/usha-diay-champion-life. Retrieved on August 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ Rayan, Stan (August 11, 2022). "The girl with movie star looks who was Usha's greatest rival". The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/the-girl-with-movie-star-looks-who-was-ushas-greatest-rival/article65758774.ece. Retrieved on August 12, 2022.
  15. ↑ Anolin, Carlo (August 12, 2022). "P.T. Usha mourns passing of rival-turned-pal Diay". Manila Bulletin. https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/12/p-t-usha-mourns-passing-of-rival-turned-pal-diay/. Retrieved on August 12, 2022.
  16. ↑ Swaminathan, Sneha (August 11, 2022). "Asian 'track queen' and P.T. Usha's fierce rival on track, Lydia de Vega loses battle to cancer". WION. https://www.wionews.com/world/asian-track-queen-and-pt-ushas-fierce-rival-on-track-lydia-de-vega-loses-battle-to-cancer-506039. Retrieved on August 12, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Arroyo mourns passing of sprint queen Lydia de Vega". Philippine Daily Inquirer. https://sports.inquirer.net/473108/fwd-arroyo-mourns-sprint-queen-de-vegas-demise-big-loss-to-ph.
  18. ↑ "Arroyo mourns passing of sprint queen Lydia de Vega". https://sports.inquirer.net/473108/fwd-arroyo-mourns-sprint-queen-de-vegas-demise-big-loss-to-ph. Retrieved on August 11, 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Who is Lydia de Vega? A quick look back on the achievements of the track legend". Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811043506/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2022/7/21/who-is-lydia-de-vega-track-legend-asia-s-fastest-woman.html. Retrieved on August 11, 2022.
  20. ↑ Cardona, Aldrin (October 22, 1994). "Lydia closes out great career victoriously". https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KKMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6744%2C4477505.
  21. ↑ "'Lost a legend': Tributes pour in for Lydia de Vega who passed away at 57". https://interaksyon.philstar.com/sports/2022/08/11/224852/lost-a-legend-tributes-pour-in-for-lydia-de-vega-who-passed-away-at-57/.
  22. ↑ "De Vega-Mercado bats for continuity". Arab News (in English). December 13, 2001. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Acap hails appointment of De Vega". Philippine Daily Inquirer. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RVg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1275%2C11426185.
  24. 1 2 "Lydia runs to Singapore". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 28, 2006. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=plc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1345%2C11902646. Retrieved on February 25, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Diay's one final dream was to help nurture future Filipino world-beaters". August 12, 2022. https://www.spin.ph/athletics/lydia-de-vega-dream-to-coach-future-filipino-world-champions-a2298-20220812. Retrieved on August 12, 2022.
  26. ↑ Isaga, JR (July 20, 2022). "Lydia de Vega in 'very critical condition,' family pleads for help". Rappler. https://www.rappler.com/sports/lydia-de-vega-condition-stage-4-cancer-family-pleads-help.
  27. ↑ Saldajeno, Ivan (December 1, 2019). "Cultural, nostalgic production number kicks off 30th SEA Games" (in en). Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087571.
  28. ↑ "Sprint legend Lydia De Vega in 'very critical condition.' Here's where you can donate to help". The Philippine Star. https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/548349-lydia-de-vega-cancer-critical-condition.
  29. ↑ Isaga, JR (July 20, 2022). "Lydia de Vega in 'very critical condition,' family pleads for help". Rappler. https://www.rappler.com/sports/lydia-de-vega-condition-stage-4-cancer-family-pleads-help.
  30. ↑ "Sports icon Lydia de Vega dies after four-year cancer battle". Rappler. August 10, 2022. https://www.rappler.com/sports/philippine-sports-icon-lydia-de-vega-dies/.
  31. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (August 10, 2022). "Lydia De Vega, once Asia's sprint queen, dies of cancer at age 57" (in en). Sports Interactive Network Philippines. https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/lydia-de-vega-asia-s-sprint-queen-dies-of-cancer-at-age-57-a795-20220811.
  32. ↑ Kumar, V.K. Santosh (August 20, 2022). "Unusual love story: Singaporean's romance with Philippine track queen Lydia de Vega". The Straits Times.
  33. ↑ Kumar, V.K. Santosh (August 20, 2022). "Unusual love story: Singaporean's romance with Philippine track queen Lydia de Vega". The Straits Times.
  34. ↑ Escarlote, Mark (May 10, 2015). "Mother's Day shout-out from volleyball players". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307002833/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/05/10/mother-s-day-shout-volleyball-players-2073. Retrieved on March 7, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Lydia's Long Road". December 14, 2003. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z0RaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=920%2C29417779.
  36. ↑ Kumar, V.K. Santosh (August 20, 2022). "Unusual love story: Singaporean's romance with Philippine track queen Lydia de Vega". The Straits Times.
  37. ↑ "FEU to honor Tamaraws greats with Sports Hall of Fame Room". September 20, 2021. https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/feu-to-unveil-sports-hall-of-fame-room-a2437-20210920. Retrieved on August 13, 2022.
  38. ↑ "Next 'Asia's sprint queen' out there just waiting to be discovered, says Diay". November 23, 2018. https://www.spin.ph/athletics/next-asia-s-sprint-queen-out-there-just-waiting-to-be-discovered-says-diay-a795-20181123. Retrieved on August 13, 2022.
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