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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of adults who practiced some sports in 1997 and 2017, in a particular place.

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, it is essential to highlight that, comparing both years,

it is clear that

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the quantity of

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who played sports was higher in 2017, except for the

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of participants who practiced cricket, which declined, and those who swam, which was constant figure over that period.

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, the

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of adults who played basketball, football, and rugby grew significantly. As aforementioned, cricket became less popular:

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in 1997 around 27

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adults practiced it, in 2018, less than 10

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people

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played that game.

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, there was a sharp growth in the football and rugby figures, which bore resemblance for those sports: in 1997, approximately 30

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individuals played each of those games, but that

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climbed to almost 50

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people

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in 2017. Basketball was a sport that

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had a significant increase on its

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of participants since it was played by less than 10

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persons in 1997, but more than 20

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people

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played it in 2017.