Home Lydia de Vega-Mercado, once considered as Asia’s fastest woman, died on Wednesday night, August 10, at the age of 57 after a four-year bout with breast cancer. (Photo: Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter) Lydia de Vega-Mercado, once considered as Asia’s fastest woman, died on Wednesday night, August 10, at the age of 57 after a four-year bout with breast cancer. (Photo: Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter)

Lydia de Vega-Mercado, once considered as Asia’s fastest woman, died on Wednesday night, August 10, at the age of 57 after a four-year bout with breast cancer. (Photo: Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter)

Lydia de Vega-Mercado, once considered as Asia’s fastest woman, died on Wednesday night, August 10, at the age of 57 after a four-year bout with breast cancer. (Photo: Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter)

Lydia de Vega-Mercado, once considered as Asia’s fastest woman, died on Wednesday night, August 10, at the age of 57 after a four-year bout with breast cancer. (Photo: Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter)