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

This

graph illustrates the population of people who

play

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four different kinds of sports from 1985 to 2005.

Overall

, it clearly displays that the

number

of rugby

players

dropped significantly,

while

the

number

of tennis

players

increased throughout the period. Over 20 years, the population of badminton and basketball

players

remained relatively stable.

To begin

with, rugby was the most popular

sports

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, which had approximately 250

players

in 1985.

However

, it has shown a downward trend from 1985 to 2005,

became

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and became

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the least favourite

sports

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in 2005 by keeping nearly one-fifth of the

players

than in 1985.

On the other hand

, tennis had the second largest group of

the

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players

around 150 in 1985. After, it gained more popularity and has shown a moderate increase in their numbers. The population of tennis has overtaken the

number

of rugby

players

in 1995.

Furthermore

, the

number

of badminton and basketball

players

remained relatively stable. Throughout the period, basketball had approximately 80 people in the group

whereas

badminton had around 50 people respectively.