The colorful life of legendary sprint queen Lydia De Vega will be celebrated during the San Miguel Corp.-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night at the grand ballroom of the Diamond Hotel. Know more:
THE colorful life of legendary sprint queen Lydia De Vega will be celebrated during the San Miguel Corp.-Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards Night at the grand ballroom of the Diamond Hotel.
De Vega, who twice reigned as Asia’s sprint queen, passed away last August following her long battle with cancer.The charming runner from Meycauayan, Bulacan, was acknowledged as “Asia’s Fastest Woman” in the 1980s following her golden run in the women’s 100 meters at the 1982 and 1986 Asian Games in New Delhi and Seoul.
Her legend grew from there as the Far Eastern University alumna stamped her class in the SEA Games, Asian Athletics Championships and the Asian Games.
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