VP Sara extends prayers, sympathies to late Lydia de Vega's loved ones

Published August 14, 2022 3:56pm

The Philippine Sports Commission pays tribute to Lydia De Vega through an LED billboard presentation outside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex along Vito Cruz Street in Manila on Thursday, August 11, 2022. She was Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s for winning the 100-meter gold medal in the 1982 and 1986 Asian Games and ruling the sprint double in the Asian Athletics Championship in 1983 and 1987. She was also a nine-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist. She died after a battle with breast cancer. She was 57. DANNY PATA

The Office of Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday extended its condolences to the family of the late Philippine sports icon Lydia de Vega.

In a statement, Duterte's spokesperson Atty. Reynold Munsayac said the vice president offered her sympathies and prayers.

"Ms. de Vega has inspired and will continue to inspire young Filipinos to pursue their dreams in sports," Munsayac said. "She was a shining example of a Filipino who truly loved her country as she put the Philippines on the map of sports worldwide."

Munsayac said De Vega's legacy will always be cherished.

De Vega passed away on August 10 after her battle with breast cancer. Several government officials, including President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. also mourned De Vega's passing.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA News

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