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

A spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado was killed after he was struck by an errant hammer throw that 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 ...

A hammer thrown by an athlete during a track and field meet at a Colorado university hit and killed a spectator, officials told news outlets. The fatal accident took place at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, ...

A person is dead in Colorado after having been hit by an errant weight thrown by a competitor at a youth track and field competition.

Wade Langston, 57, of Colorado Springs was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said.

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 ...

The hammer throw, in which competitors seek to throw a wire-handled spherical weight the farthest, is an Olympic track and field event, Britannica said. Colorado Springs is about a 70-mile drive ...