The so-called hammer in the hammer throw event is actually a heavy ball on a chain. Authorities did not identify the athlete or the man killed. He was the father of a competitor for the Colorado ...

A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said. The accident Sunday ...

The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds for men and nine pounds for women. An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth ...

died after being hit by a stray weight throw. A spokesperson for the university said a spectator “was killed when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared certified barriers and struck him”.

A father watching a high school athletics competition in Colorado has died after a being hit by a weight in a hammer throw event. Wade Langston, 57, was watching the track and field competition when a ...

An errant weight thrown by a competitor struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado, according ...

A SPECTATOR has tragically died after being accidentally struck by a hammer thrown by an athlete. The man was killed in the incident on Sunday that happened during a competition at the University ...

A spectator was killed when a hammer ball broke through the protective barrier during a high school track and field meet at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse, located on University of Colorado Colorado ...

This is what *** weight throwing event looks like. It's similar to the more popular hammer toss but without the long chain attached to the weight. It was just horrible for everybody. Matt Crich ...

Langston was at the track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs when what is known as a hammer thrown by another teen participant during a weight event cleared protective ...