After gaining independence from Indonesia in 2002 , Timor Leste , a country of less than 1.5 million people , first joined the Olympics in 2004 .
Ba Olimpiada nebe hahu iha Brasil , Rio de Janeiro tinan ne 'e nian , entre loron 5 to 'o 21 fulan Agostu , Timor-Leste mos hetan fatin hodi partisipa ho modalidade atletismu femininu ho Nelia Martins , maskulinu ho Augusto Soares no modalidade siklismu femininu , cross country mountain bike ho Francelina Cabral .