In 1979, an 18-year-old turbaned Singaporean long-distance runner saw a stunning 15-year-old Filipina sprinter at an athletics meet and just wanted to say hello to her. Jacter Singh froze when the ...

Track legend Lydia de Vega, who's now 'stable but still in critical condition,' is back home in the Philippines continuing her fight against stage 4 breast cancer MANILA, Philippines – Asian ...

MANILA, Philippines — The country has lost a beloved sports legend. Lydia de Vega-Mercado, Asia’s sprint queen in the ’80s and one of the greatest Filipino athletes of all time, passed away ...

"Asia's fastest woman" Lydia de Vega is in critical condition due to complications of her Stage 4 breast cancer. Her daughter, Stephanie Mercado de Koenigswarter, appeals for prayer and financial ...

MANILA, Philippines — India's Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil "PT" Usha, one of the late Lydia De Vega-Mercado's fiercest rivals, joined the Philippine sports community in mourning the loss of the ...

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Lydia de Vega has run her last race. She has finished her contest. She has fought a good fight.' MANILA, Philippines – Lydia de Vega was Philippine sports in the 1980s. In action, she was ...

THE late track great Lydia De Vega could have been the country’s first Olympic gold medal winner had the stars aligned when she was still a gangling teenager teeming with potential. Former ...

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Mercado said De Vega, 57, has been quietly battling cancer since 2018, and is seeking financial assistance for her mom's treatment through social media. “My dearest mother, Lydia De Vega ...

AILING track legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado is not alone in her lonely battle with cancer. Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino yesterday has joined the caravan of generous ...

MANILA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Track legend Lydia de Vega - once hailed as Asia's fastest woman and one of the Philippines' most decorated and beloved athletes - has died after a ...