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

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

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

A spectator at a Colorado high school track and field meet was killed after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally flew ...

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

A man died after he was hit by the object over the weekend at a track meet at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs ...

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son ...

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

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 ...

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

Relatives of a spectator killed by an errant weight thrown at a youth track and field meet in Colorado say he was a dedicated father with a great sense of humor.