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Some Strange Olympic Sports - What's next? Really?

I try to watch bits of the Olympics every four years. I'm not a die-hard follower (I find that's difficult to do as it occurs once every four years), but I find the games to be interesting to a certain level and it's hard not to appreciate the talents being displayed before my (and others') eyes. 

However, with each and every passing Olympics, it feels as if the number of "What-the-hell-was-that" sports is increasing. We've got: Racewalking, Canoeing, Modern Pentathlon, Eventing, Dressage, Trampoline, Sailing, Air Pistol/Air Rifle, BMX, Handball, Table Tennis, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Badmitten, Archery, I could go on and on. In some of the gymnastics events, it felt like I was watching the circus, with all the objects being thrown in the air and to teammates. 

With some of these events, what are people really thinking about when they decide to include them in the Olympics? Do they sit around a table and brainstorm like this?

Chester: "Alright. We need ideas. Gymnastics... Go!"

Busta: "Batons!"

Lois: "Little squishy balls!"

Fernando: "Frisbees!
Louis: "Bowling balls!"

Felicia: "Mannequins!"

Chester: "Those are all excellent ideas. Let's work with all of them in separate events. We've already got the batons and, as Lois put it oh so eloquently, 'little squishy balls'. We can call the bowling-ball one the 7-10 Splits and for the mannequins, we can call it - Guys, Don't You Wish You Were A Mannequin Right Now? I'm not sure yet what we'll call the frisbee one or even how we'll go about these events. That will be your assignment. With all of your ideas now on the table - I want you to think up different ideas of how to run these specific games and we'll talk about them at 8 am sharp tomorrow. Sound good? Good."

Before the next Summer Games, I may write a few ideas of my own and send them to the necessary people. Some of the games that are immediately springing to mind are:

Dress Like a Pheasant For Dick Cheney's Gun

Racemoonwalking

Tennis - Ping Pong Style (standing on the table)

Fore Helmet (people standing in a driving range wearing helmets as people swing away)

Croquet
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