The chart below shows 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 bar chart depicts the

number

of

adults

who engaged in 7 distinct sports between 1997 and 2017.

Overall

, tennis continued to be the most popular sport among

adults

throughout the period, followed by swimming, football, and rugby. To commence, by 1997, tennis predominated

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preference for major sports, accounting for 50,000 individuals.

This

was followed by swimming, golf, football, and rugby with approximately 35,000 participants.

Moreover

, within the same year, though the

number

of

adults

who participated in cricket was around 25,000, those who participated in basketball were considerably small at approximately half of cricket’s, indicating a noticeable disparity.

On the other hand

, by 2017, the

number

of tennis players experienced a minimal increase, reaching around 5,000 more than in 1997.

Additionally

, there was a dramatic surge in the

number

of

adults

who took part in football and rugby, climbing to slightly below 50,000 for each sport.

However

, in 2017, the

number

of

adults

who practised golf and swimming was almost identical to 1997 at about 35,000.

In contrast

, by 2017, the

number

of basketball participants had more than doubled from 1997,

whereas

the

number

of individuals who played cricket plunged dramatically, falling to nearly 10,000.