The chart below shows numbers 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 numbers 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 bar graph depicts how many adults participated in different major sports in one area between 1997 and 2017.
Overall
, the most dominant participation was gentle walking for each
years
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.
However
, basketball and cricket had the lowest numbers of
participants
in 1997 and 2017 respectively. In 1997, 50,000 adults participated
gentle
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walking, demonstrating the highest number of participation. The numbers of adult
participants
in jogging, gym, football and hiking
were
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varied between around 33,000 and about 36,000 in 1997.
While
basketball had the lowest participation with just under 10,000 adult
participants
, the figure for cricket was roughly 28,000. After two decades, the number of adults participating
gentle
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walking increased by around 5,000
participants
, protecting its domination.
While
the
numbers
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number
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of adult
participants
in football and hiking increased
noticeable
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by approximately 15,000 people, the figure for gym stayed relatively constant at the previous level. Basketball
participants
nearly tripled by 2017,
however
, cricket
participants
decreased dramatically
under
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10,000
participants
at the end
of 2017.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however, while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words participants with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "numbers of" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • participation rates
  • adult demographic
  • comparison
  • percent change
  • significant increase/decrease
  • trend analysis
  • sports popularity
  • ranking changes
  • general patterns
  • social factors
  • 20-year period
  • time span
  • major sports
  • data interpretation
  • highlight features
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