A man was killed by an errant hammer throw during a track and field meet for high school aged athletes in Colorado on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. The news organization reports that the ...

A man died after he was struck by a hammer, a heavy ball on a chain, thrown at a track and field event. The unidentified father reportedly tried to shield his wife and son from the object before he ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (TNND) — A man was killed when he was hit by a weight thrown by a competitor during a youth track and field meet at a college in Colorado, school officials confirmed. The man, ...

FILE - A hammer is caught by the safety net during the men's hammer throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) An errant ...

The accident occurred at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs on Sunday, Jan. 26 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work ...

A spectator was killed during a high school track and field meet at a University of Colorado campus when a participant's hammer weight fatally struck him. The incident occurred at the Mountain Lion ...

The man was killed after a hammer "cleared certified barriers and struck him." A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) – A spectator at a high school track and field meet in Colorado was killed when an athlete’s hammer went out of bounds Sunday morning. The University of ...