Olympic-hopeful B.C. hammer-thrower has nowhere to throw hammer
Victoria's Adam Keenan can spin with his hammer at the track where he trains in pursuit of a spot at the Paris Olympics — but that's about it. He can't let the hammer fly because there isn't a safety throwing cage.
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![Victoria hammer thrower Adam Keenan, seen here at the Jack Wallace Memorial Track in Oak Bay in June 2024, has been training for two years in the city without the benefit of proper facilities to throw the hammer. A man with dark hair and glasses looks away from the camera on a sunny day.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7245926.1719332098!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/victoria-hammer-thrower-adam-keenan.jpg)
Victoria's Adam Keenan can spin with his hammer at the track where he trains in pursuit of a spot at the Paris Olympics — but that's about it. He can't let the hammer fly because there isn't a safety throwing cage.