The line graph illustrates the number of people participating in four sports – basketball, tennis, badminton, and rugby – in a particular region from 1985 to 2005.
Overall, rugby experienced sharp declines throughout the period, whereas tennis increased steadily and became its leading sport by 2005. By contrast, basketball remained steadily unchanged, while Badminton consistently had the fewest participation figures.
Looking at the details, rugby started with the highest number of participants in 1985, at approximately 250, before ending up at about 50 participants in 2005, making it the least popular sport at the end of the period. In contrast, Tennis recorded the starting with 150 players in 1985 and increased significantly throughout the period, reaching the peak at 225 players in 2005, thereby becoming the most popular sport.
Turning to the remaining sports, basketball started at about 75 participants in 1985 and showed only minor fluctuations over the period, remaining largely unchanged overall. Meanwhile, badminton followed a similar pattern in the earlier years, which began with 50 participants and experienced slight fluctuations over time, converging with Rugby by the end of the period, at around 50 participants.