The line graph illustrates how many people participated in distinct types of sport in a certain area from 1985 to 2005. Overall, the proportion of rugby players exhibited a significant decrease, while the trend for tennis experienced noticeable growth. Furthermore, the figures for sports such as badminton and basketball leveled off over the period.
In detail, the number of rugby players was around 250, which was the highest in 1985. In the following 5-year, the gap between the two figures (rugby and tennis) narrowed, and both sports had the same number of participants (200). Over the next decade, there was a dramatic decline in the number of rugby players, dropping to 50, which was much lower compared to tennis, which reached around 240 in 2005.
In 1985, there was a small difference between the number of badminton and basketball players, at 60 and 80 respectively. Both figures decreased slightly over the next five years, reaching 70 for basketball and 45 for badminton. After a small increase in both figures, they remained unchanged until the end of the period, fluctuating between 50 and 100.