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.

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

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

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

The university was hosting a series of indoor track and field meets at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse. The meets were scheduled ...

A spectator was killed Sunday at a high school track meet on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus after an ...

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

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

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