The chart shows the comparison between the number of adults participating in 7 different major sports in one area in year 1997 and 2017.
The most popular sport out of the seven both in 1997 and 2017 was tennis. In 1997, 50 thousand adults participated in tennis while 55 thousand participated in the year 2017. For basketball, 9 thousand adults participated in 1997 and 22 thousand participated in 2017. For cricket, more adults participated in it in 1997 than 2017. 26 thousand adults participated in cricket while only 7 thousand participated in year 2017. Another sport included in the chart was golf. The number of adults participating in it are similar, with 32 thousand and 33 thousand adults joining in 1997 and 2017 respectively. On the other hand, the number of adults joining swimming are the same in 1997 and 2017, with 35 thousand adults participating. Football ad rudby showed similar trend as shown in the chart. For football, the number of adults participating in it increased significantly from 32 thousand to 48 thousand. Similarly for rugby, the number increased significantly from 33 thousand to 49 thousand.
Overall, the most popular sport is tennis in both 1997 and 2017 among the adults. One the other hand, basketball and cricket were the least popular sport in the year 1997 and 2017 respectively. The greatest increasing trend is observed in basketball. In the contrary, the greatest decreasing trend is found in cricket. Out of the 7 major sports shown, 5 of them showed an increasing trend, while 1 of them has a decreasing trend, proving that most of the major sports listed had gained popularity within the 10 year.
