Georgia was represented in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by 35 sportsmen and sportswomen in total of 11 different sporting events.

[2] On 10 August 2008, Nino Salukvadze made international headlines as she kissed and hugged with Russian silver medalist Natalia Paderina after the 10m air pistol medal ceremony while Georgia and Russia were fighting over South Ossetia.

[4] The players' nicknames echoed the name of the country, the men in English ("Geor and "Gia"), and the women in Georgian ("Saka" and "Rtvelo").

Beach volleyball proved to be the most notable moment for the Georgian team when their women defeated Russian opponents.

The men were ranked seventeenth, and were playing in Pool C against pairs from Brazil, Australia and Angola.