A spectator was killed Sunday during the weight throw event at a high school track and field meet on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus after an athlete's implement went out of bounds.
An errant weight thrown by a competitor struck ... The so-called hammer in the hammer throw event is actually a heavy ball on a chain. Authorities did not identify the athlete or the man killed.
Boston Public School (BPS) athletes can now officially compete in weight-throwing events as part of track-and-field meets.
Less than a month after first-year Cowgirl Emma Robbins set a new program record in the women's Weight Throw at the Owen Hewett Invitational, Robbins broke her own record with a whopping 21.38 meter ...
By Victor Mather A heavy weight ... hammer throw, contested outdoors at events like the Olympics, competitors spin around in a circle to build momentum and then release a heavy ball on a chain ...
A pre-med major from O’Neill, Jennings won the 35-pound weight throw with a personal best of 19.27 meters, or 63-feet, 2 ¾ ...
The ball weighs 16 pounds for men and 9 pounds ... Athletes spin in a circle to gain momentum before releasing the weight to throw as far as they can. Another GoFundMe effort for Langston's ...
Szymanski was the only male to win multiple events at the CHSAA Intersectional indoor track and field championships, setting new personal bests in both the shot put and weight throw. He threw 60 ...
Fast forward to Saturday, when Taylor was named the CHSAA Intersectional championships field event MVP after winning the shot put and weight throw. “It’s kind of insane,” Taylor said.