A spectator was killed after an athlete competing in a ... Around 9:30 a.m. during the hammer throw, a competitor threw their hammer but it totally “cleared certified barriers” and struck ...

A spectator has been killed after he was accidentally struck by a hammer thrown by an athlete at a high school indoor athletics event in the United States. The incident occurred on Sunday during ...

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 ...

Update: The man killed in the hammer throw accident has been identified ... and field meet at a Colorado university hit and killed a spectator, officials reported. The fatal accident took place ...

A spokesperson for the university confirmed the death to ABC News, saying a spectator "was killed when a hammer ... Sobanet said in a statement. The hammer throw, a traditional event in track ...

An errant weight thrown by a competitor struck and killed a spectator at a youth track ... where the competition was held. The hammer in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers before ...