She was assigned to assist with the hammer throw event and tasked with collecting the hammers - heavy metal balls attached to a handle by a wire - that were thrown by the competitors during warm-ups.

The hammer throw, shot put and discus are amongst the ultimate displays of strength at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The shot put and discus have been part of the Olympic schedule since the very first ...

Hammer throw is a historic sport which involves hurling ... the wheel was substituted by a boulder attached to the end of a wooden handle. While the men’s event was added as an Olympic sport ...

Former Zeeland all-state thrower is looking to build on an All-American performance in the hammer throw at the NCAA ...

The ‘hammer’ used in athletics is described as a “metal ball that’s attached to a grip by a steel wire” by World Athletics and it weighs 16 pounds for men’s events. Athletes throw ...

The man tried to protect his wife and son from the errant hammer throw, according to KRDO-TV. The track meet was canceled after the man’s death. The Colorado United Track Club confirmed in a ...

The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds for men and 9 pounds for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and field governing body.

The hammer throw involves hurling a metal weight — attached to a chain and grip — as far as possible after generating momentum by spinning in a circle. The Colorado Springs Fire Department ...

On Sunday, 22-year-old Ethan Katzberg from Nanaimo, B.C., became the first ever Canadian to win the gold medal in hammer throw, and became the event's youngest Olympic gold medallist in the process.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all others impacted by this tragedy. The hammer throw event uses a heavy hammer weight attached to a grip by a steel wire. Compared to discus, shotput and javelin ...

The hammer throw, a traditional event in track and field competitions, involves the throwing of a metal ball, which athletes hold by a grip attached by a wire. Langston was the father of one of ...