Spectator Killed in Hammer Throw Accident at High School Track Meet

A spectator has been killed after he was accidentally struck by a hammer thrown by an athlete at a high school indoor athletics event in the United States.

The incident occurred during the competition at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus.

A spokesperson for the university said a spectator “was killed when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared certified barriers and struck him.

The man who died,was the father of a competitor and reportedly died, while shielding his wife and son from the hammer, which can weigh up to 7.26kilograms or 16 pounds