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

A 57-year-old man at a Colorado Springs meet died when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared barriers and struck him.

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which hosted the event, said the implement had “cleared certified barriers.” ...

A spectator at a Colorado high school track and field meet was killed after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally flew ...

The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around ...

An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet ...

Wade Langston, 57, of Colorado Springs was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said.

A spectator was killed after a hammer weight was thrown out of bounds at a high school track and field event on Sunday. The ...

A hammer thrown by an athlete during a track and field meet at a Colorado university hit and killed a spectator, officials ...

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son ...

The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was ...