An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet ...
A man was killed by an errant hammer throw during a high school aged track and field meet in Colorado Springs on Sunday, according to the AP ...
A father watching a high school athletics competition in Colorado has died after a being hit by a weight in a hammer throw event. Wade Langston, 57, was watching the track and field competition ...
He apparently had tried to shield his wife and son ... The weight used in the hammer throw event weighs 16 pounds for men and 9 pounds for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics ...
He apparently had tried to shield his wife and son ... The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds for men and 9 pounds for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics ...
campus event reported Mr Langston was trying to shield his wife and son from the incoming weight. The hammer is a ball on a chain which competitors throw after spinning in a circle to gain momentum.
A father watching a high school athletics competition in Colorado has died after a being hit by a weight in a hammer throw ...