FILE-A detail of a hammer is seen during the Men's Hammer Throw qualification on day one of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 15, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon.

The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds for men and 9 pounds for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and field governing body.

The World Athletics Organization defines a hammer throw as “a metal ball that’s attached to a grip by a steel wire.” The hammer weighs 16 pounds for men and 8.8 pounds for women. The goal is ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An errant weight thrown by a competitor struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and ...

A spectator was killed after he was accidentally struck by a hammer thrown by an athlete at a high school indoor athletics event ... The hammer throw is a track and field event which involves ...

The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds (7 kilograms) for men and 9 pounds (4 kilograms) for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and ...

Tragedy struck at the University of Colorado when a man died in the stands after a hammer thrower had a poor execution, sending the object towards the spectator, The Post reported.

The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds (7 kilograms) for men and 9 pounds (4 kilograms) for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and ...

the school says the hammer in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers before it struck the man Sunday morning. Citing KRDO-TV in Colorado, the AP noted that the man died at the scene ...