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

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of

adults

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

Tennis

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

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tennis

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had the highest

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of

adults

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participating in both 1997 and 2017

whereas

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basketball had the lowest

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of adult

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in 1997 and cricket had the lowest

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in 2017. In 1997, Basketball had the lowest

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of

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participating in

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sport with around 9,000

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.

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, both Golf and Football had the same

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of

adults

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joining each sport with a bit over 30,000

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.

Tennis

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had the most

participants

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with 50,000

adults

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

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.

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, Cricket

players

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

players

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in 2017. The

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of

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

players

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have increased in 2017 with around almost 50,000

players

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for both games.

Tennis

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remained to have the most adult

participants

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in 2017 with almost 55,000

players

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.