Kammala wannan jumla: A Wasannin Olympics na bazara na 2008 a Beijing, Bugakova ta yanke shawarar barin abin da ta fi dacewa, tseren mita 100 na malam buɗe ido, da kuma gwaji tare da
50 m da 'yanci. Ta sami matsayin FINA B na 26.29 daga Gasar Wasannin Ruwa na Rasha a Saint Petersburg. Ta kalubalanci wasu masu iyo bakwai a zagaye na bakwai, gami da 'yar takarar Olympics sau uku Marina Mulyayeva ta Kazakhstan. Bugakova ta kammala filin zuwa matsayi na ƙarshe da dakika uku a bayan Monika Babok na Croatia tare da lokacin da ya kai dakika 29.73. Bugakova ta kasa ci gaba zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe, yayin da ta sanya na sittin da takwas daga cikin 'yan wasa 92 a cikin zafin farko.