The bar graph gives us information on the number of adults participating in major sports in the year 1997 versus the year 2017. The categories of sport considered in this graph are tennis, basketball, cricket, golf, swimming, football, and rugby.
From the graph, we understand that the participation of adults in tennis, basketball, golf, football, and rugby has increased over two decades. However, the increase in participation is not equal for all of the above categories. It is observed that basketball, football, and rugby have become more popular than tennis and golf. The former have an approximate increase of 13 thousand, 17 thousand, and 17 thousand, respectively, whereas the latter only saw an approximate growth of 5 thousand and 1 thousand. It is interesting to note that participation in swimming has stayed constant even two decades apart! Thirty-five thousand adults have participated in swimming.
From this graph, we have established that some sports have gained in participation over the years, while others’ participation has abated, and one has been able to retain its number of adult participants.