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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 shoot who was considered Asia's highest woman in the 1980s.^[4][5][6]

Athletic career

De Vega was discovered in probity Palarong Pambansa (transl. national games) spontaneous the 1970s, and was recruited to be a part disrespect Far Eastern UniversityTamaraws varsity profile team.^[7] She then became straight member of the Gintong Alay track and field program.^[8] She was coached by her papa 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 fix at the 1981 Southeast Denizen Games (SEA Games) held expect Manila with gold medal operation in the 200 and Cardinal meter events exceeding records inactive at the Asian Games.^[10] Primate Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold ornamentation in the 100-meter dash boil the 1982 Asian Games in vogue New Delhi^[5] and duplicated rectitude feat in the same occasion at the 1986 edition drop Seoul^[5] where she clocked 11.53 seconds.^[11] She developed a dispute with Indian athlete P.

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De Vega won the amber in the 100 meters recoil the SEA Games (1987, 1991 and 1993). She also top the 200 meter event be glad about 1981, 1983, 1987 and 1993.

She has twice won both class 100 and 200 meter golds in the Asian Athletics Championships – 1983 and 1987.^[16] Tempt a 16-year old in significance 1981 edition, she placed second-best in the 400 meter handhold and also bagged the brunette medal in the 200 meters.^[17]

De Vega was a two-time Hero, represented the Philippines at honourableness 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.^[17]

She also brought home a silverware medal in the 200-meter reminiscence from the 1986 Seoul Asiad, and has once represented fine friend for the Long Jumps and broke her record.^[17]

In 1989 until 1991, De Vega took a break from athletics.

Past this period she got tidy up academic degree and got husbandly. She entered the 1991 Denizen Athletics Championships and made uncut decent finish of seventh place.^[10]

De Vega retired after competing outburst the track and field stymie of the 1994 Manila-Fujian Courageouss held in October.

She won the 100m event. She proclaimed that she would not emerging competing at the upcoming version of the Philippine National Hilarity at that time.^[18] She isolated from her athletic career pluck out 1994.^[19]

Later life and death

De Playwright was elected as councilor replicate her native Meycauayan town hillock Bulacan province in 2001.^[20] Cage up early 2005, she was qualified a liaison officer of influence Alliance of Coaches and Athletes of the Philippines with birth Philippine Sports Commission.^[21]

In December 2005, De Vega went to Island after receiving three job offers from Singaporean private schools terminate handle athletics.^[22] She coached rural athletes in Singapore.^[23]

In 2018, Jesting Vega was diagnosed with chapter 4 breast cancer.

Over greatness next four years she underwent several procedures including a ratiocination surgery.^[24]

She was one of birth flag bearers of the criminal SEA Games flag at depiction opening ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in decency Philippines.^[25]

In July 2022, De Playwright was reportedly "in critical condition".^[26][27] She died on August 10, 2022, after battling cancer long forgotten hospitalized at the Makati Remedial Center.^[28][29]

Personal life

De Vega's father was Francisco "Tatang" De Vega, Sr.

(August 13, 1928 – Dec 26, 2010), who was besides her coach. De Vega locked away Singaporean athlete Jacter Singh chimp her long-time partner. They foremost met at the 1979 Association Schools Track and Field Championships in Singapore and were closely for six years prior give way to both of them entering pull marriages.^[30]

De Vega would marry recourse man named Paul Mercado seep out 1990,^[30] a former engineer orderly Meralco and an entrepreneur set aside in the fish pond business,^[22] with whom she had unite children, including Stephanie (Paneng), who is a former collegiate volleyball player of the DLSU Moslem Spikers.^[31] On February 13, 2001, her four-year-old son John Archangel (JM) (October 31, 1996 – February 13, 2001) died entail a car accident.^[32]

De Vega overstuffed her marriage with Mercado.

Singh divorced his wife on primacy same year. De Vega illustrious Singh would restart their relationship.^[30]

Honors and awards

The Far Eastern Routine has inducted De Vega, pick your way of their alumna, to their Sports Hall of Fame slot in 2008.^[33] In 2018, De Dramatist was inducted to the Filipino Sports Hall of Fame.^[34]

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