The table below shows the changes in participation levels in various sports in the USA between 2010 and 2014 for people aged 18 and 34.

The table compares the amount of 18 to 34-year-old participants in eight different sports in the United States of America over the 4-year gap.

Overall

,

It is clear that

running was by far the most popular in the

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2010 and 2014.

In contrast

, baseball was at the bottom of the ranking list. In 2012, 15

million

citizens of the USA participated in running, and weightlifting was the second most favourite sport, with 12

million

bodybuilders. Hiking and swimming each received just under 13

million

players,

while

Yoga and Basketball shared fifth place.

Furthermore

, Baseball and Softball each had just a little less than 4

million

players. 2014 saw a decline between 0.2 and 2.5

million

for each type of sport, with the exception of Hiking, Running and Yoga, which saw an improvement to 14, 18 and 12

million

, respectively. By far, Baseball still remained at the bottom of the list, losing about half of its participants.

Whereas

, swimming, which experienced a huge loss of 2.5

million

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