Georgia World Congress Center witnessed two dramatic events. At the table tennis women's singles final on July 31, a five-game final between China's Deng Yaping and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan/Republic of China)'s Chen Jing took place that had Deng leading 2–0 in the third game that was tied at 15 when a delay occurred. Taiwan was under IOC rules (since 1980) to compete as Chinese Taipei to appease the People's Republic of China and could not use the national flag of Taiwan. One fan in the stand displayed his own Taiwanese flag, resulting in police arriving to remove him from the audience. Another fan responded by punching a policeman in the mouth, and was also removed. Chen won the third game when play resumed, then tied the final by winning the fourth game. Deng won the deciding game decisively to win the gold medal.Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Tablte Tennis: Women's Singles". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 1011. Nine days earlier in the men's 64 kg (featherweight) weightlifting event, a battle between Turkey's Naim Süleymanoğlu and Greece's Valerios Leonidis had Greek fans sit on one side of the stands of the hall where the weightlifting events were held, while the Turkish fans sat on the other side of the stands. The 2.5 hour final had the audience give both Süleymanoğlu and Leonidis standing ovations that was won by the Turk.Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Weightlifting: Men's Featherweight". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 1072-73.
