The so-called hammer in the hammer throw event is actually a heavy ball ... Fatal accidents at track and field competitions are rare. A hammer killed a student at a college track and field meet ...

A spectator was killed Sunday during the weight throw event ... at a college track and field meet at Wheaton College in Illinois was killed after being struck with a hammer that had gotten through ...

A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said. The accident Sunday ...

The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds for men and nine pounds for women. An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth ...

"We appreciate the outpouring of love and support but ask for privacy as we process this profound grief." The hammer throw is a track and field event which involves throwing a heavy metal ball ...

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 when a ...

A spectator at a track and field event in Colorado died when he was struck by an errant hammer throw. The incident occurred Sunday at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, which was ...

A spectator was killed when a hammer ball broke through the protective barrier during a high school track and field meet at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse, located on University of Colorado Colorado ...

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 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.