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 chart below represents the number of adults in thousands participating in different major sports in one location in 1997 and 2017.

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, gentle walking had the highest numbers followed by football and hiking,

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basketball had the least participation. Gentle walking showed an increased number of participants in 2017 of almost 55, 000 as compared to 50, 000 in 1997. The second sport that had higher numbers was Hiking and Football with almost 30, 000

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to close to 50, 000 in 2017. People showed interest in jogging and gym(aerobics) with nearly 35, 000 took part in both 1997 and 2017. Both basketball and cricket received the least number of competitors. In 1997, cricket had closed to 25, 000

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had a dramatic fall to under 10, 000 in 2017. Basketball received the lowest

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of slightly 10, 000 and a sharp increase in 2017 to almost 22, 000.