A man was killed by an errant hammer throw during a high school aged track and field meet in Colorado Springs on Sunday, according to the AP ...

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

A person is dead in Colorado after having been hit by an errant weight thrown by a competitor at a youth track and field competition.

A spectator at a high school indoor track meeting is killed after being accidently hit by a hammer thrown by an athlete.

An accident during an indoor track meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs resulted in the death of a spectator ...

A student-athlete at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., who was struck in the chest by a 16-pound hammer at a ...

Our thoughts and prayers are with all others impacted by this tragedy. The hammer throw event uses a heavy hammer weight attached to a grip by a steel wire. Compared to discus, shotput and javelin ...

Wade Langston, 57, was attending his son's track meet in Colorado on Jan. 26 when the tragic accident unfolded Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Fatal accidents at track and field competitions are rare. A hammer killed a student at a college track and field meet at ...

A dad was killed in a hammer throw accident during a track and field meet. It happened at a meet in an indoor arena at the University of Colorado. The object flew over a safety net and struck Wade ...

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 ...