The chart below shows the number of adults participating in different major sports in one area, in 1997 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the number of adults participating in different major sports in one area, in 1997 and 2017. 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The graph demonstrates the number of elderly people whose involved in 7 categories of physical activities in 1997 and 2017. Generally, by 2017, the involvement rate had climbed, with the highest participation rate being in tennis. In 1997, tennis was the most popular sport with the exact rate of 50.000 participants, followed by the second and third most, which are swimming and rugby.
While
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golf and football were estimated to have the same total of entries,
on the other hand
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, cricket and basketball were the two least of elders' favourite athletics, with almost 30.000 and 10.000 favouritism, respectively. By 2017, the
overall
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football, rugby, and basketball participators had increased significantly, estimated by 25% more people had joined. Golf and tennis had risen moderately to more than 30.000 and 50.000 participants,
whereas
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swimming had remained at the same number.
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, cricket had fallen to approximately 75% lower, from over 20.000 to less than 10.000.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • participation rate
  • increase/decrease in numbers
  • trend
  • decade
  • relatively stable
  • major sports
  • potential reasons
  • contributing factors
  • public interest
  • comparison
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