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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The man was killed after a hammer "cleared certified barriers ... The incident occurred on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus, where high school track and field athletes from ...

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 ...

and ending with the UCCS United High School Indoor State Championship on Feb. 16. Officials told CBS affiliate KKTV that the accident occurred during the hammer throw event, where athletes compete ...

The El Paso County Coroner's Office on Monday released the identity of the spectator who died Sunday during an indoor track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

A dad has been killed in a freak accident in front of crowds during a high school hammer throwing event. The death happened during an indoor hammer throwing event at the University of Colorado ...

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