A spectator during an athletics competition in Colorado was killed after being struck by a hammer launched by one of the competitors of the event, officials announced on Sunday.
According to KXRM-TV of the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, the club athletics meeting including secondary athletes took place at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. The hammer cleaned the certified barriers and struck one of the spectators in the stands.
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June 9, 2011; Monks, ia, United States; General view of the tools when throwing the female hammer at the NCAA 2011 athletics championships at the Drake stadium. (Kirby Lee / Image of Sport-USA TODAY SPORTS)
The spectator was declared dead on the scene, the station reported. The Colorado Springs fire service, the University Police and the Colorado Springs police all answered calls.
“We have a heart broken by this horrible accident and we focus on the support of all those involved,” said the Chancellor of Jennifer Sobanet University in a statement.
The victim was the father of one of the athletes who participated in the event, according to the Colorado United Track Club.
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Colorado Springs police told Krdo-TV that man protected his wife from 25 pounds.
“If it were certified, I think it would be higher and there would be no seats there and they would have already tested it to see if there was a possible incident, everything could Perform before having two hundred people there, “said a spectator in KKTV.
The hammer throw is one of the signature events for the athletics competition. The weight is attached to a handful, and the athlete turns and lets him go down on the ground.
May 17, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, United States; General view of Hammer’s instructions during the launch of the female hammer at the 2015 PAC-12 championships at the Drake stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA today Sport)
The competition was canceled after the incident.
