Just saw a group of sprinters get kicked out of the stands — in brusque manner — by a security guard here at Olympic Stadium.

They filed their way up the stairs and into one of the media areas. "Leave. Leave. Leave," the guard told them. They balked. "Leave now or I'll have you removed by force."

I asked the guard what the deal was and he said, simply, that their credentials didn't allow them to be there and they were taking up space and clogging up the aisleways.

OK, so, what if Usain Bolt walked up here and wanted to watch?

"I'd do the exact same thing," the guard said.

— Eddie Pells — www.twitter.com/epells

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