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Philippines sprint legend Lydia de Vega dies

Track and field legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado. - PDI

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Filipino sports legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado has died after a battle with breast cancer. She was 57.

Her daughter Stephanie Mercado announced her mother’s death in a Facebook post late Wednesday (Aug 10).

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