Sir Chris Hoy may be Britain’s most successful Olympian and one of its most recognisable celebrities, never mind his Scottish homeland, but that didn’t stop him being asked for identification when he tried to enter his own stadium at the Commonwealth Games.

The six times Olympic gold medallist turned up to watch the opening day of the cycling at the Chris Hoy velodrome only to be stopped by security and asked for his official ID.

After displaying his credentials Hoy was allowed to take his seat in the stands, and he took it in good spirits, tweeting later: “She was just doing her job!!” while BBC Radio reported that the official responsible said: “My mum’s going to kill me.”

The incident helped ensure a surprisingly eventful games for Hoy. . On Wednesday night he had carried the baton containing the Queen’s welcome message to Prince Imran of Malaysia and then had to help him wrest it open after the top got stuck.

That prompted a tweet: “Blimey, that was like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube! #phew” and earned him the thanks of David Cameron.

That came after his fellow Olympic gold medallist Sir Bradley Wiggins had complained that Hoy had been “done over” by the corporate branding on the velodrome in Glasgow.

“I’d be a bit pissed off if I were him, because they’ve stuck a great big Emirates sign over his name and it doesn’t stand out that it’s the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome other than a little thing as you walk in,” said Wiggins. “It’s more like a shopping sign with an Emirates thing on it.” The airline is the official sponsorship partner of Glasgow 2014.