THE life and times of legendary sprint queen Lydia De Vega will be celebrated in the coming San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards...
THE life and times of legendary sprint queen Lydia De Vega will be celebrated in the coming San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards Night three weeks from now at the grand ballroom of the Diamond Hotel.The late track superstar is going to be elevated in the PSA Hall of Fame in recognition of her astounding achievements in Philippine track and field history.
Long legged and wearing her signature pony-tailed hair, De Vega blasted her way to the finish line ahead of India's PT Usha both times in a dominant performance that capped their historied rivalry.Among the prominent discoveries of the Palarong Pambansa, De Vega was a proud product of Project Gintong Alay who shot to prominence as a 17-year-old lass who bagged back-to-back gold medals in the 200-meter and 400-meter events of the 1981 Southeast Asian Games in Manila.
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