The chart below shows the number 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 illustrates the

number

of

adults

(in thousands) joining various major sports in 1997 and 2017. These major sports were

Tennis

, Basketball, Cricket, Golf, Swimming, Football and Rugby.

Overall

,

tennis

had the highest

number

of

adults

participating in both 1997 and 2017

whereas

basketball had the lowest

number

of adult

participants

in 1997 and cricket had the lowest

number

in 2017. In 1997, Basketball had the lowest

number

of

adults

participating in

this

sport with around 9,000

participants

.

Also

, both Golf and Football had the same

number

of

adults

joining each sport with a bit over 30,000

participants

.

Tennis

had the most

participants

with 50,000

adults

joining the studies. By 2017, the majority of the sports have an increment of

participants

.

However

, Cricket

players

had dipped from around 25,000 in 1997, to around 7,000 adult

players

in 2017. The

number

of

adults

who joined Swimming in 1997 and 2017 has remained constant with around 35,000. Football and Rugby

players

have increased in 2017 with around almost 50,000

players

for both games.

Tennis

remained to have the most adult

participants

in 2017 with almost 55,000

players

.