 The Bulgarian Olympic Committee was created in 1923 and first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1924.The nation has participated in every Summer Games since then, except for 1932 (during the Great Depression), 1948 (after World War II), and 1984, when they were part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics.Bulgaria first participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936, and has attended every Winter Games since then.