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

The man, who was watching in the audience at the UCCS fieldhouse, died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared “certified barriers” and struck him.

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 altogether. The meet was part of a three-meet series held on UCCS's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

(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.

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