The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus ...

A spectator was killed after a hammer weight was thrown out of bounds at a high school track and field event on Sunday. The event, a club track and field meet held at University of Colorado-Colorado ...

New details have emerged from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs following the death of an audience member during an indoor track meet Sunday.

The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ...

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 ...

A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.

A father was killed during a tragic accident during a Colorado high school track meet Sunday when a rogue hammer weight hit him.

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 ...