▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres . ▁He ading ▁to ▁her ▁fourth ▁straight ▁Olympics ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁experienced ▁compet itor , ▁L al ova - Col lio ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁committee ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁flag ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁by ▁a ▁female ▁in ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁Summer ▁Olympic ▁history . ▁ ▁Bulg aria ▁returned ▁home ▁from ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁with ▁only ▁three ▁med als ▁( one ▁silver ▁and ▁two ▁bronze ), ▁mark ing ▁a ▁slight ▁improvement ▁from ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁overall ▁t ally ▁at ▁the ▁previous ▁Games ▁( not ▁taking ▁into ▁account ▁subsequent ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁medal ▁tal lies ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Games ▁due ▁to ▁do ping ▁viol ations ). ▁All ▁of ▁Bulg aria ' s ▁medal ists ▁were ▁women ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁history ; ▁a ▁silver ▁to ▁high ▁j um per ▁M ire la ▁Dem ire va , ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁bronze ▁each ▁to ▁the ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast ics ▁tr oupe ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁all - around ▁and ▁fre est yle ▁wrest ler ▁El its a ▁Y ank ova ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁ 4 8 ▁kg . ▁ ▁Medal ists ▁ ▁Compet itors ▁ ▁| ▁width = 7 8 % ▁align = left ▁val ign = top ▁| ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁number ▁of ▁compet itors ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁Games . ▁ ▁| ▁width = 2 2 % ▁align = left ▁val ign = top ▁| ▁ ▁Athletics ▁▁