Who is known as Asia’s sprint queen? What running event does Lydia participated? What are the achievements of Lydia De Vega?

Lydia de Vega is known as Asia’s sprint queen and was regarded as Asia’s fastest woman in the 1980s. She has participated in running events like the SEA Games, Asian Athletics Championships and Olympics.

Among her achievements, Lydia de Vega won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad. She repeated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad where she clocked 11.53 seconds.

Lydia de Vega-Mercado placed second in the 400-meter run and bagged the bronze medal in the 200 meters in the 1981 edition when she was 16 years old. She won the gold in the 100 meters at the SEA Games (1987, 1991 and 1993). She also topped the 200-meter event in 1981, 1983, 1987 and 1993.

Lydia de Vega has twice won both the 100 and 200-meter golds in the Asian Athletics Championships – 1983 and 1987. She won a silver medal in the 200-meter race at the 1986 Seoul Asiad. Lydia de Vega passed away on August 10, 2022, in Makati, Bulacan, Philippines.