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 ...

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which hosted the event, said the implement had “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.

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

A sports spectator has died after a university athlete threw a hammer out of bounds at a field and track event in Colorado, according to local media reports. The man died at the scene on Sunday ...

A spectator at a track and field meet in Colorado was killed when a hammer weight was sent into the stands, officials said Sunday. The man was reportedly protecting family members.

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 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 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.