▁at ▁the ▁Games . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁smallest ▁deleg ation ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Olympics ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁men ' s ▁vol ley ball ▁squad ▁and ▁the ▁ban ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁weight l if ters ▁over ▁a ▁w ides p read ▁do ping ▁off ense . ▁Track ▁and ▁field ▁and ▁wrest ling ▁account ed ▁for ▁the ▁largest ▁number ▁of ▁athlet es ▁on ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁squad ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁entries , ▁nearly ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁full ▁ro ster ▁size . ▁There ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁compet itor ▁each ▁in ▁road ▁cy cling , ▁f encing , ▁and ▁modern ▁pent ath lon ▁( the ▁country ' s ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁sport ▁at ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁after ▁ 1 6 ▁years ). ▁ ▁Six teen ▁Bulgar ian ▁athlet es ▁competed ▁at ▁London ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁including ▁four ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast ics ▁squad ▁( led ▁by ▁Mi ha ela ▁Ma ev ska - V el ich k ova , ▁Alban ian - born ▁Elis ▁G uri ▁in ▁Gre co - R oman ▁wrest ling , ▁p istol ▁shoot er ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁European ▁Games ▁silver ▁medal ist ▁Anto an eta ▁B one va , ▁and ▁the ▁country ' s ▁fast est ▁spr inter ▁and ▁two - time ▁European ▁champion ▁I vet ▁L al ova - Col lio ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁women ' s ▁ 1 0 0