A spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado was killed after he was struck by an errant hammer throw that cleared certified barriers.

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

Now, at the start of a match, each team will have three Hammers to use at their discretion, but only once per hole. The maximum a hole can be worth is 3 points if both teams throw a Hammer on the same ...

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

A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ...

A father was killed during a tragic accident during a Colorado high school track meet Sunday when a rogue hammer weight hit him.

The hammer in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers before striking the man Sunday morning at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs campus, according to a university statement.

A person is dead in Colorado after having been hit by an errant weight thrown by a competitor at a youth track and field competition.

The man tried to protect his wife and son from the errant hammer throw, according to KRDO-TV. The track meet was canceled after the man’s death. The Colorado United Track Club confirmed in a ...

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

Around 9:30 a.m. during the hammer throw, a competitor threw their hammer but it totally “cleared certified barriers” and struck an audience member, officials said in a news release.