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

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

The weight used in the hammer throw event weighs 16 pounds for men and 9 pounds for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and field governing body.

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

The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds (7 kilograms) for men and 9 pounds (4 kilograms) for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and ...

Advertisement The World Athletics Organization defines a hammer throw as “a metal ball that’s attached to a grip by a steel wire.” The hammer weighs 16 pounds for men and 8.8 pounds for women.

the school says the hammer in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers before it struck the man Sunday morning. Citing KRDO-TV in Colorado, the AP noted that the man died at the scene ...