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

A spectator was reportedly killed after a hammer was accidentally thrown into the crowd during a track and field meet in Colorado Springs on Sunday, Jan. 26 ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows ... where the competition was held. The hammer in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers ...

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 hammer -- a heavy ball on a chain -- in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers before striking the man Sunday morning at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs campus ...

In the more familiar hammer throw, contested outdoors at events like the Olympics, competitors spin around in a circle to build momentum and then release a heavy ball on a chain, which is known as ...

Each team will have three Hammers to use at their discretion, but only once per hole. The maximum a hole can be worth is ...

She was assigned to assist with the hammer throw event and tasked with collecting ... which “broke her ribs and caused her to fall to the ground and writhe violently in pain,” the lawsuit ...

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 ...