The graph shows the number of people taking part in 4 kinds of sports in a particular region between 1985 and 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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valuable insight into the number of participants in the four-ball games of

rugby

, tennis,

basketball

and

badminton

over the twenty-year period from 1985 to 2005.

Overall

,

rugby

has seen a significant decline in

popularity

over time, but tennis has had the opposite trend of growth.

However

,

basketball

and

badminton

were relatively stable and had minor fluctuations. In 1985,

rugby

was the leading sport with around 140

players

. Over the next 10 years, its

popularity

grew steadily, and by 1995, it had reached 200

players

per tennis category.

However

,

after

this

peak,

rugby

's

popularity

declined sharply and by 2005 it was down to just 50

players

, matching the number of participants in

badminton

.

In addition

,

basketball

and

badminton

started as the smallest sports with about 80 and 60

players

respectively in 1985 . Of the two sports, participation declined the least, with

badminton

losing just over 10

players

in its first five years. Over the years, their

popularity

followed a similar pattern, with 80

basketball

players

and 50

badminton

players

at the end

of

this

period.