An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet ...

A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.

A man was killed by an errant hammer throw during a high school aged track and field meet in Colorado Springs on Sunday, ...

A spectator was killed after a hammer weight was thrown out of bounds at a high school track and field event on Sunday. The ...

The weight used in the hammer throw event weighs 16 pounds for men and 9 pounds for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and field governing body.

A spectator at a track and field meet in Colorado was killed when a hammer weight was sent into the stands, officials said ...

The hammer in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers ... the international track and field governing body. Fatal accidents at track and field competitions are rare.

A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and ... died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared “certified barriers” and struck him. The hammer throw involves ...

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son ...

A spectator was killed Sunday in a hammer throw accident during a high school track and field meet in Colorado.

The father of a Colorado United Track Club athlete was killed Sunday after a throwing hammer hurled by a high school athlete ...

A 57-year-old man at a Colorado Springs meet died when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared barriers and struck him.