A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.
Each team will have three Hammers to use at their discretion, but only once per hole. The maximum a hole can be worth is three points.
The death happened during an indoor hammer throwing event at the University of Colorado Springs (UCCS) on Sunday. The hammer throw event took place at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse campus at about ...
This is what *** weight throwing event looks like ... 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 ...
The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son from the 25 lb hammer, police said.
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 ...