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

An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet ...

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which hosted the event, said the implement had “cleared certified barriers.” ...

The man, who was watching in the audience at the UCCS fieldhouse, died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared ...

The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around ...

The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was ...

The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University ...

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

The accident Sunday at the Colorado United Track Club meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs killed Wade Langston, 57 ...

A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ...

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son ...

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