Excuse my negativity here but I feel like the title should be clear: "My friend wants to become an Olympian". This title is as powerful as the current one. I will probably be interested in reading too if that title was used instead.

I am a guy interested in security and I am sensitive to the word "hacking". And I bet most of the HNers are interested in security too.

Given the whole PRISM thing about different government was intercepting communication during the London Olympic game, calling out "Hacking Olympic" would ring the bell. This is a sensitive title to me.

I had to read the text three times before I realized there was no hacking involved other than "being creative".

I will wish him best but please, OP, please, don't ever do this again. If I had to sound harsher, this is a marketing strategy. You have captured everyone's attention, but to me it's a bad attention.

Imagine everyone doing something "creative" and starts making a post starting with "Hacking...".

Sorry to be harsh, but this is how I feel.