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.

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 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 ...

The hammer in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers before striking the man Sunday morning at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs campus, according to a university statement.

The father of a Colorado United Track Club athlete was killed Sunday after a throwing hammer hurled by a high school athlete cleared the indoor meet’s protective barriers and flew into the crowd.