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, the international track and field governing body.

A Colorado father has been killed during a freak ... accident and are focused on supporting all involved.' The hammer throw, a staple of track and field events, involves swinging a heavy metal ...

The University of Colorado was hosting a youth track and field meet when a hammer throw competitor launched a wild shot into the crowd, striking a man in the head. Despite officials at the Colorado ...

A weight throw differs from a hammer throw in that it lacks the long ... Emergency crews from the Colorado Springs Fire Department were dispatched immediately, but he was pronounced dead at ...

The man tried to protect his wife and son from the errant hammer throw, according to KRDO-TV. The track meet was canceled after the man’s death. The Colorado United Track Club confirmed in a ...

The father of a track and field athlete at a Colorado high school died after he was accidentally hit in the head with a hammer Sunday. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office in Colorado identified ...

A spokesperson for the Colorado Springs Police Department did ... ask for privacy as we process this profound grief." The hammer throw is a track and field event which involves throwing a heavy ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- An errant weight thrown by a competitor struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado, according to officials at the university where the ...

This is what *** weight throwing event looks like. It's similar to the more popular hammer toss but without the long chain attached to the weight. It was just horrible for everybody. Matt Crich ...

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.