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 ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- An errant weight thrown by a competitor struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado, according to officials at the university where the ...

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 ...

An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado, according to officials at the university where the ...

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 ...

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.

The meet was canceled after the accident, and participants were told to go home. The hammer throw event uses a heavy hammer weight attached to a grip by a steel wire. Compared to discus ...

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 school says the hammer in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers before it struck the man Sunday morning. Citing KRDO-TV in Colorado, the AP noted that the man died at the scene ...