The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

UCCS Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said in a statement to CBS ... to protect his wife and son as the object neared the audience. Per World Athletics, "The hammer throw is a track and field event where ...

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.

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.

An accident during a club sports track and field meet in Colorado Springs resulted in the death of an audience member after he was struck by a weight used in the weight throw event. According to a ...

The El Paso County Coroner’s office has released the autopsy report for Wade Langston, a 57 year-old-man who was killed while attending a track meet on the UCCS campus.

The father of one of the athletes was killed Sunday at a high school track and field meet on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus after an athlete's hammer reportedly went out of bounds.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - During a high school track meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs a participant in the meet made an errant hammer throw which struck and killed one ...

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 ...