The graph shows the number of people taking parts in 4 kinds of sports in a particular region between 1985 and 2005

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line graph illustrates how many citizens participated in 4 typical sports in one country over 30 years.

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there were obvious changes in rugby and tennis, the stability could be seen in 2 others. Strikingly, badminton was the least attractive sport. Standing at 240, rugby was the most popular sport in 1985, 90 higher than tennis and 5 times larger than the lowest number, badminton with only 50.

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figure plummeted to 50

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and became the lowest. Contrastingly, tennis witnessed significant growth from 150 in 1985, surpassing rugby at 200 in 1995 to become the most favourable sport in 2005 with 240 participants.

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, beginning with 80 the total number of basketball players was 30 people more than badminton. Over 20 years,

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there were minimal reductions from 1985 to 1995, these numbers mostly remained nearly unchanged for the remaining years of the observed period.