The graph below shows the number of people taking part in four kinds of sports in a particular region between 1985 and 2005.

The line graph shows how many thousands of

people

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took part in

basketball

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, tennis,

badminton

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, and

rugby

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in a certain area from 1985 and 2005.

Overall

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, the

number

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of

people

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engaging in

basketball

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and

badminton

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as a

sport

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activity remained almost unchanged,

while

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it is clear that

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the

number

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of

rugby

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fans reduced dramatically. Looking at the data, in 1985 the

number

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of

participants

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who played

rugby

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was the highest, with nearly 250

thousand

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people

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. It was the point when it started falling down and accounted for 200

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participants

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playing

rugby

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in 1995. During the next

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it experienced a dramatic downward trend, with the

number

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of

participants

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dropping to 50

thousand

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in 2005. In terms of tennis, the figures increased steadily, starting from 150

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athletes.

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number

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grew until it had more than 200

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people

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taking part in

this

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game

at the end

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of the period (2005).

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, the remaining two sports had nearly the same

number

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of

people

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participating. The initial figure

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badminton

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was around 50

thousand

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individuals.

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,

basketball

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, which attracted about 75

thousand

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participants

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in 1985. Throughout the period, the participation levels in

badminton

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and

basketball

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remained relatively similar.