Not to be outdone, Camryn Rogers, 25 of Richmond won an Olympic gold medal today, Aug. 6, in the women’s hammer throw with a distance of 76.97 metres. Annette Echikunwoke of the United States ...

The hammer throw, a traditional event in track and field competitions, involves the throwing of a metal ball, which athletes hold by a grip attached by a wire. Langston was the father of one of ...

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 ...

Our thoughts and prayers are with all others impacted by this tragedy. The hammer throw event uses a heavy hammer weight attached to a grip by a steel wire. Compared to discus, shotput and javelin ...

A man was killed by an errant hammer throw during a track and field meet for high school aged athletes in Colorado on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. The news organization reports that ...