Spectator killed by hammer throw at high school track and field event in Colorado

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Spectator killed by hammer throw at high school track and field event in Colorado

The hammer throw, a track and field event, uses a heavy hammer weight attached to a grip by a steel wire. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

A spectator was killed after a hammer weight was thrown out of bounds at a high school track and field event on Sunday.

The event, a club track and field meet held at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, was halted after a hammer thrown by a participant went past the barriers and struck a man in the stands. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a UCCS statement obtained by multiple outlets.

“We are heartbroken at this horrible accident and are focused on supporting all involved,” said UCCS chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said in the statement.

The meet was canceled after the accident, and participants were told to go home.

The hammer throw event uses a heavy hammer weight attached to a grip by a steel wire. Compared to discus, shotput and javelin, the hammer throw is a less common field event in the U.S. Some states, such as Ohio, have

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from high schools altogether.

UCCS said that the victim’s identity would be released by the coroner’s office for El Paso County, which includes Colorado Springs. The man was reportedly the parent of an athlete who attended a local high school, per local outlet

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, which cited a statement from the Colorado United Track Club.

The meet was part of a three-meet series held on UCCS’s campus, per the school.

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