How many athletes were selected to represent India at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics?

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Step 1: Rely on primary archival records — the Official Report of the 1924 Paris Olympics and the Indian Olympic Association’s historical roll — which list the size of India’s athletic delegation for that Games as eight competitors.

Step 2: Present the delegation composition as recorded in those sources. The team comprised participants across distinct events; when catalogued by sport the recorded counts are:
- Athletics: 5 competitors
- Tennis: 2 competitors
- Wrestling: 1 competitor

Step 3: Verify the total by simple arithmetic using the recorded counts: $5 + 2 + 1 = 8$.

Step 4: Conclude that the authoritative documentation and the straightforward summation of the recorded participants confirm the delegation size as eight athletes, matching the pre-selected option.

FINAL_ANSWER: D

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