The key was to ensure that the contest came off as a platform for these amazing kids to share their stories, rather than just another reward for athleticskill.
After it becomes clear to a child that athleticskill maximizes his chance of being admitted to the college of his choice, that child will understandably focus on getting better at a sport.
The original games were for "literary and fine art entertainment and for skill and strength in athletic exercise" and this was "precisely the ethos and the spirit of the Olympics that will be re-created", Shropshire Council said.