A sports spectator has died after a university athlete ... The men’s world record for the hammer throw is a whopping 86.74 meters, held by the Soviet Russian champion Yuriy Sedykh.

A spectator has been killed after he was accidently struck by a hammer thrown by an athlete at a high school indoor athletics event in the United States. The incident occurred on Sunday during the ...

A spectator was killed after an athlete competing in a ... Around 9:30 a.m. during the hammer throw, a competitor threw their hammer but it totally “cleared certified barriers” and struck ...

A spectator has reportedly died after an ... “A member of the attending audience was killed when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared certified barriers and struck him," UCCS confirmed ...

An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado, according to officials at the university where the ...

Update: The man killed in the hammer throw accident has been identified ... and field meet at a Colorado university hit and killed a spectator, officials reported. The fatal accident took place ...

A spectator was killed after he was accidentally struck ... but ask for privacy as we process this profound grief." The hammer throw is a track and field event which involves throwing a heavy ...

A spokesperson for the university confirmed the death to ABC News, saying a spectator "was killed when a hammer ... Sobanet said in a statement. The hammer throw, a traditional event in track ...

FILE - A hammer is caught by the safety net during the men's hammer throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File ...