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

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

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

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.

The university was hosting a series of indoor track and field meets at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse. The meets were scheduled ...

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

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 ...

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

A father has died in a freak accident while watching a high school track meet on Sunday (January 26) at The University of ...

A man watching a track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs on Sunday was killed when a hammer thrown by a high school athlete breached the barriers and struck him ...