Spectator killed after the athlete throws Hammer in the crowd during the track and field session in Colorado: Reports

It seems that a spectator died after a hammer of a athlete was thrown outside the limits during a high school runway and meeting on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS).

On Sunday, January 26, at about 9:30, local time at the local place of Mountain Lion Fieldhouse University, authorities were called and medical help was granted after the accident, local shops KRDO 13 and the fox affiliated station Kdvr reported, citing a UCCS spokesman. The man was pronounced dead on the spot, on Krdo 13.

The UCCS Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said in a statement to the CBS affiliated station Kktv“We are perfect by this horrible accident and we are focused on supporting all those involved.”

“A member of the participating public was killed when a hammer thrown by a participant eliminated the certified barriers and hit him,” the UCCS confirmed, according to The Outlet.

“The Fire Department of Colorado Springs replied, provided medical care, and finally pronounced the dead audience member. The members of the UCCS Police Department and the Colorado Springs Police Department were on the spot,” added University, for KKTV.

The person who died thought was the father of a Colorado United Track Club member, who follows Vista Ridge High School, on KRDO 13, citing a club statement.

Conformable CBS NewsThe Sunday meeting was part of a series of events hosted by the university. A previous event took place on December 15, and the series will end with the state championship of the UCCS High School Indoor High School, on February 16, on the exit.

The rest of the meeting was now canceled, on Krdo 13. It is not known if it will be rescheduled. Colorado Springs police told CBS News that the man died while trying to protect his wife and son as the object approached the public.

On World athletics“The hammer throw is a track and land event in which the athletes compete by throwing a hammer, which is a metal ball that is attached by a steel clamp.”

“The winner of the event is the athlete who throws the hammer the greatest distance, ensuring as they remain inside a circle with a diameter of seven meters (2.135m),” a description added.

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It is considered that the social workers in District 12 work with the authorities “to determine how to best support students”, as well as anyone else affected by the tragedy, according to KKTV.

Sobanet, UCCS, UCCS Police Department, Colorado Springs Police Department, Colorado United Track Club and Colorado Springs Fire Department did not respond immediately to people for further information.

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