The man tried to protect his wife and son from the errant hammer throw, according to KRDO-TV. The track meet was canceled after the man’s death. The Colorado United Track Club confirmed in a ...

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 spectator at a track and field event in Colorado died when he was struck by an errant hammer throw. The incident occurred Sunday at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, which was ...

A SPECTATOR has tragically died after being accidentally struck by a hammer thrown by an athlete. The man was killed in the ... told the Daily Mail that a throw was off-target and veered off ...

The so-called hammer in the hammer throw event is actually a heavy ball on a chain.KRDO reported that the man killed was identified as 57-year-old Wade Langston. He was the father of a competitor ...

A dad has been killed in a freak accident in front of crowds during a high school hammer throwing event ... rushed to the scene shortly after the man was hit but he was pronounced dead at the ...

In hammer throwing, the "hammer" is a heavy metal ball ... local outlet KRDO-TV reported. The man had reportedly tried to block the hammer weight from hitting his son and wife, KRDO said.

A spectator was killed after an athlete competing in a track meet at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs accidentally lobbed a hammer into the audience, striking the man on Sunday ...