A wrong weight thrown by a contestant at a hammer throw event. According to university officials, killed a spectator in a young track and field meat in Colorado, where the competition was held.
According to a university statement, weight approved certified obstacles before killing the man on Sunday morning at the Colorado Springs campus in Colorado.
The firefighters pronounced the dead person at the scene. He clearly tried to mold his wife and son with the ball, told Crowe-TV. The so -called hammer at the Hammer Throw event is actually a heavy ball on a series.
The authorities did not identify the athlete or the slain person. He was the father of a contestant for the Colorado United Track Club, who, according to the station, hosted the program for high school-ore athletes across the state.
Campus Chancellor Jennifer Sobnet said in a statement, “We are focusing on this terrible accident and focusing on supporting everyone involved.”
The weight used in the Hammer Throw event is 16 pounds (7 kg) for men and 9 pounds for women in adult competition, according to the world’s athletics, the international track and field governing body.
Deadly accidents in track and field competitions are rare. In 2017, a hammer killed a student in a college track and field meat at Vehon College, Illinois.
In 2005, a shot hit and killed by a shot during practice at the US Track and Field Championships at Los Angeles.