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

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which hosted the event, said the implement had “cleared certified barriers.” ...

An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet ...

A 57-year-old man at a Colorado Springs meet died when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared barriers and struck him.

The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was ...

A spectator at a high school indoor track meeting is killed after being accidently hit by a hammer thrown by an athlete.

The man, who was watching in the audience at the UCCS fieldhouse, died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared ...

The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around ...

A spectator was killed after a hammer weight was thrown out of bounds at a high school track and field event on Sunday. The ...

The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University ...

The father of a Colorado United Track Club athlete was killed Sunday after a throwing hammer hurled by a high school athlete ...

Fatal accidents at track and field competitions are rare. A hammer killed a student at a college track and field meet at ...