Wade Langston, the daddy of an athlete competing at a monitor and discipline assembly on the College of Colorado Springs, died after being hit by a stray weight throw.
A spokesperson for the college stated a spectator “was killed when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared licensed obstacles and struck him”.
The 57-year-old tried to protect his spouse and son from the metallic ball when it hit him.
“We’re heartbroken at this horrible accident and are targeted on supporting all concerned,” stated College of Colorado Colorado Springs chancellor Jennifer Sobanet.
Such accidents are extraordinarily uncommon however the tragic loss of life of Langston mirrors an incident on the AAA Below-20 Championships in Bedford 25 years in the past when a British athletics official known as Norman Stang, who was additionally aged 57, died after being hit by a hammer.
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