The weight, thrown by a competitor, went into the crowd rather than the field and fatally struck 57-year-old Wade Langston.

The father of one of the athletes was killed Sunday at a high school track and field meet on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus after an athlete's hammer reportedly went out of bounds.

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 competition was held.