Lydia de Vega
Si Lydia de Vega, na kilala ngayon bilang Lydia de Vega-Mercado, ang itinuring na pinakamabilis na babaeng tumakbo sa paligsahan sa Asya noong dekada 1980. Dalawang ulit siyang nakapag-uwi ng medalyang ginto sa Asian Games sa takbuhang may layong 100 metro, ang isa noong 1982 Asiad, at ang ikalawa ay noong 1986. Noong Asiad Games sa Seoul, South Korea, nagwagi ng medalyang pilak si Lydia sa takbuhang may layong 200 metro. Dalawang medalyang ginto ang nakamit niya sa Southeast Asian Games na ginanap sa Maynila noong 1981. Siya ang kauna-unahang babaeng lumahok at tumakbo sa lárang ng atletika noong Olimpiyada. Noong 1983, ipinakita ni Lydia ang kaniyang husay sa pagtakbo nang muling makamit niya ang medalyang ginto sa SEA Games na ginanap sa Singapore noong 1993.
Kayumanggi, matangkad, malantik ang balakang, mahahaba ang binti, at may ngiting makaaakit sa sinumang lalaki ang mga katangian ni Lydia na nagpatingkad sa kaniyang karera. Higit pa rito, laging bukambibig niya ang pagwawagi para sa bayan, at para sa ikalulugod ng kaniyang mga kababayan.
Nahalal siyang konsehal sa Meycauayan, Bulakan, at patuloy na nagbabahagi magpahangga ngayon ng kaniyang kaalaman hinggil sa karera ng pagtakbo.
Mga Ugat
Isinilang si Lydia sa Maynila ngunit lumaki sa Meycauayan, Bulakan, Filipinas. Ikinasal siya kay Pablo V. Mercado na nagbigay sa kaniya ng tatlong anak. Ngunit namatay sa aksidente ang kanilang bunso nang mabangga ng dyip noong Pebrero 2006. Naninirahan ngayon ang mag-anak sa Project 4, Lungsod Quezon.
Lydia de Vega
Lydia de Vega-Mercado (born December 12, 1964 is a former athlete from the Philippines, was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s.As Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad and duplicated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad where she was clocked 11.53 seconds. She also brought home a silver medal in the 200-meter race from the 1986 Seoul Asiad.
Diay, as she is fondly called by her countrymen was a two-time Olympian, having carried the country's colors in the 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1988 (Seoul) Olympics.
De Vega now serves as a councilor of her native Meycauayan town in Bulacan province. Currently, she is the coach of the Singapore track and field team.
Lydia de Vega
Lydia de Vega Mercado (born 26 December 1964 in Meycauayan, Bulacan) is a bemedalled track and field athlete, considered as Asia's fastest woman in 1980s for dominating the 100-meter and 200-meter dash events in the Asian track and field circuit. She was first acknowledged as Asia's Sprint Queen when she won the gold medal in the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India. In next year, Lydia brought to the Philippines the gold medal in the 200-meter dash event at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Kuwait. Lydia once again dominated in 1986 at the Seoul Asiad 100-meter dash, running with a record time of 11.53 seconds.
She achieved her personal best time of 11.28 seconds in the 100-meter dash during 1987 Southeast Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the 200-meter dash, her personal best is 23.35 seconds achieved in Walnut, California in 1986, while it was in Manila that she ran away in her best time of 54.2 seconds in the 400-meter dash.
With the numerous races she won, she retires as an athlete after she won the sprint gold in the 1993 Singapore SEA Games.
Personal Life
She is married to Pablo V. Mercado. A retired athlete, she serves as councilor of Meycauayan, Bulacan and as Sports Consultant to the Office of the Bulacan Governor.
Si Lydia de Vega, na kilala ngayon bilang Lydia de Vega-Mercado, ang itinuring na pinakamabilis na babaeng tumakbo sa paligsahan sa Asya noong dekada 1980. Dalawang ulit siyang nakapag-uwi ng medalyang ginto sa Asian Games sa takbuhang may layong 100 metro, ang isa noong 1982 Asiad, at ang ikalawa ay noong 1986. Noong Asiad Games sa Seoul, South Korea, nagwagi ng medalyang pilak si Lydia sa takbuhang may layong 200 metro. Dalawang medalyang ginto ang nakamit niya sa Southeast Asian Games na ginanap sa Maynila noong 1981. Siya ang kauna-unahang babaeng lumahok at tumakbo sa lárang ng atletika noong Olimpiyada. Noong 1983, ipinakita ni Lydia ang kaniyang husay sa pagtakbo nang muling makamit niya ang medalyang ginto sa SEA Games na ginanap sa Singapore noong 1993.
Kayumanggi, matangkad, malantik ang balakang, mahahaba ang binti, at may ngiting makaaakit sa sinumang lalaki ang mga katangian ni Lydia na nagpatingkad sa kaniyang karera. Higit pa rito, laging bukambibig niya ang pagwawagi para sa bayan, at para sa ikalulugod ng kaniyang mga kababayan.
Nahalal siyang konsehal sa Meycauayan, Bulakan, at patuloy na nagbabahagi magpahangga ngayon ng kaniyang kaalaman hinggil sa karera ng pagtakbo.
Mga Ugat
Isinilang si Lydia sa Maynila ngunit lumaki sa Meycauayan, Bulakan, Filipinas. Ikinasal siya kay Pablo V. Mercado na nagbigay sa kaniya ng tatlong anak. Ngunit namatay sa aksidente ang kanilang bunso nang mabangga ng dyip noong Pebrero 2006. Naninirahan ngayon ang mag-anak sa Project 4, Lungsod Quezon.
Lydia de Vega
Lydia de Vega-Mercado (born December 12, 1964 is a former athlete from the Philippines, was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s.As Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad and duplicated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad where she was clocked 11.53 seconds. She also brought home a silver medal in the 200-meter race from the 1986 Seoul Asiad.
Diay, as she is fondly called by her countrymen was a two-time Olympian, having carried the country's colors in the 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1988 (Seoul) Olympics.
De Vega now serves as a councilor of her native Meycauayan town in Bulacan province. Currently, she is the coach of the Singapore track and field team.
Lydia de Vega
Lydia de Vega Mercado (born 26 December 1964 in Meycauayan, Bulacan) is a bemedalled track and field athlete, considered as Asia's fastest woman in 1980s for dominating the 100-meter and 200-meter dash events in the Asian track and field circuit. She was first acknowledged as Asia's Sprint Queen when she won the gold medal in the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India. In next year, Lydia brought to the Philippines the gold medal in the 200-meter dash event at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Kuwait. Lydia once again dominated in 1986 at the Seoul Asiad 100-meter dash, running with a record time of 11.53 seconds.
She achieved her personal best time of 11.28 seconds in the 100-meter dash during 1987 Southeast Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the 200-meter dash, her personal best is 23.35 seconds achieved in Walnut, California in 1986, while it was in Manila that she ran away in her best time of 54.2 seconds in the 400-meter dash.
With the numerous races she won, she retires as an athlete after she won the sprint gold in the 1993 Singapore SEA Games.
Personal Life
She is married to Pablo V. Mercado. A retired athlete, she serves as councilor of Meycauayan, Bulacan and as Sports Consultant to the Office of the Bulacan Governor.
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