At indoor meets like the one in Colorado Springs, the event is normally renamed the weight throw. The implement is attached to a grip, rather than a chain, and is heavier than the hammer so that ...
The weight used in the hammer throw event weighs 16 pounds (7 kilograms) for men and 9 pounds (4 kilograms) for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track ...
A spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado was killed after he was struck by an errant hammer throw that cleared certified barriers.
An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado, according to officials at the university where the ...
Wade Langston, 57, was watching the track and field meet when a hammer weight cleared barriers and struck him on Sunday ...
Boston Public School (BPS) athletes can now officially compete in weight-throwing events as part of track-and-field meets.
The weight throw, which is held indoors and differs from the hammer throw, uses a 25-pound weight for high school men. The implement consists of a weighted ball attached to a grip by a steel wire.
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