Commonwealth Games security staff sacked for taking selfies with Usain Bolt

Three Commonwealth Games security guards have been sacked from working at the competition after getting their photograph taken with Usain Bolt, the Standard can reveal.

The latest controversy involving the world’s fastest man happened while he trained beside Hampden Park in preparation for the 4x100m relay tomorrow night.

All Commonwealth volunteers have now been warned by supervisors to remain professional and not to approach Bolt or other athletes for “selfies”.

A well-placed source told the Standard that the security guards approached Bolt earlier this week while he was training at a venue known as Lesser Hampden.

One volunteer at Hampden, Scotland’s national stadium that is hosting the athletics, said staff were alerted to the Bolt incident yesterday. The Jamaican is not thought to have played any role in the guards’ dismissal.

“The [supervisor] was saying we shouldn’t be doing that with out mobile phones,” the volunteer said. “Everyone was taking photographs of him but these two guys got punted [sacked].”

A Glasgow 2014 spokeswoman said: "Sword Security can confirm three members of contract security staff have been removed from roles at Glasgow 2014’s training facilities at Lesser Hampden after breaching conditions of their employment.

"All three are still employed by the company but are no longer working at Glasgow 2014. Sword Security’s polices are designed to ensure the privacy of athletes is fully respected in the lead-up to and during competition."