UCCS spokesperson Chris Valentine said in a ... a participant cleared “certified barriers” and struck him. The hammer throw involves hurling a metal weight — attached to a chain and grip ...

The man had reportedly tried to block the hammer weight from hitting his son and wife, KRDO said. USA TODAY has reached out to Colorado United Track Club for comment. UCCS spokesperson Chris ...

In a statement, UCCS said “a member of the attending ... field event in Colorado died when he was struck by an errant hammer throw. The incident occurred Sunday at the University of Colorado ...

UCCS says the hammer throw went over the certified barriers and hit the man who was in the audience. CSFD declared him dead at the scene. DOJ fires officials involved in Trump prosecutions by ...

“We are heartbroken at this horrible accident and are focused on supporting all involved,” UCCS Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said in a statement. The hammer throw is one of four track and field ...

A spokesperson for UCCS said in a statement that the accident ... and son from the 25lbs metal ball thrown. The field event hammer throw does not involve throwing a literal hammer.

the hammer throw is a less common field event in the U.S. Some states, such as Ohio, have banned the sport from high schools altogether. The meet was part of a three-meet series held on UCCS's ...

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which hosted the event ... In the more familiar hammer throw, contested outdoors at events like the Olympics, competitors spin around in a circle ...

A spectator was killed Sunday in a hammer throw accident during a ... 9:30 a.m. in a field house at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus when the weight flew into the audience.

A spectator was killed in a horrific accident at a high school track and field meet in Colorado on Sunday when a competing ...