Because it would be **AWESOME** (updated)

My idea for a new olympic sport: Syncronised artistic pool volley shots

Teams of two wo/men standing on a court covered with water 2.5 feet deep.
While waiting for the serve, the receiving team has to twirl ribbons (artistically).
Both members of each team have to make identical movements while the ball is in play.
When one side loses the serve, the members of that team have to do a shot of the prominent liquor of the other team's country (Tequila, Ouzo, Grappa, Vodka, etc.)

Play is to 15 points, win by two, two of three sets, or when the other side passes out.

If anyone can figure out how to work some boxing and hurdles in there, I'm all ears.

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From Kerry in the UK (pregnancy obviously gives one excellent ideas):

The winning team can not be declared the winner until their drunkest member (to be decided by court side breathalyser/blood test) has successfully vaulted a hurdle.

Everyone, including the audience must stay until this happens.