The line graph shows the number of players in four different sports (badminton, tennis, basketball, rugby) in a particular European country between 1985 and 2005.

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in four sports (

basketball

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,

tennis

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,

badminton

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and rugby) in a specific European nation over the period from 1985 to 2005.

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it is clear that

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the

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of

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playing

tennis

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showed a general upward trend,

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rugby declined significantly throughout the period. Meanwhile, the individuals joining

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and

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remained relatively stable with only minor changes. In 1985,

basketball

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had the highest proportion of

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, at approximately 250, before falling gradually to

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of 200

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and surpassed by

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players

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in 1995.

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popularity increased steadily from 150

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in 1985,

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achieved the greatest number of

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in 205 with around 220 people involved. The remaining sports,

badminton

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and

basketball

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, had the fewest

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players

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, but remained almost unchanged the same throughout the period. By the end of 2005, rugby and

badminton

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still recorded the lowest

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count of

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in the entire chart.