The presented line graph compares 4 distinct sports in terms of their numbers of people getting involved in a certain European nation from 1985 to 2005.
Overall, it is evident that except for rugby, discernible modifications were witnessed in the figures for three remaining sports. However, while the number of citizens playing tennis and badminton declined, an upward trend can be observed in those playing basketball.
Turning into detail, in 1985, badminton and tennis shared the same amount of players, ranking first among 4 categories with 200 residents. In the next 2 decades, the figure for badminton declined dramatically to 50 people in 2005. Meanwhile, despite a fluctuation as well as a general downward trend, that of tennis still remained about 180 players at the end of this period.
Regarding to other sports, basketball and rugby had similar numbers of competitors in 1985, which reached about 50 citizens. However, throughout the remainders of the period, the value for basketball increased gradually before significantly expanding, surpassing remaining sectors as the most popular sports with over 200 players in 2005. By contrast, rugby is the only sport of which the participant figure was kept unchanged over the period.
The presented line graph compares 4 distinct
sports
in terms of their numbers of
people
getting involved in a certain European nation from 1985 to 2005.
Overall
, it is evident that
except for
rugby, discernible modifications
were witnessed
in the figures for three remaining
sports
.
However
, while the number of citizens playing tennis and badminton declined, an upward trend can
be observed
in those playing basketball.
Turning into detail, in 1985, badminton and tennis shared the same amount of players, ranking
first
among 4 categories with 200 residents. In the
next
2 decades, the figure for badminton declined
dramatically
to 50
people
in 2005. Meanwhile, despite a fluctuation
as well
as a general downward trend, that of tennis
still
remained about 180 players at the
end
of this period.
Regarding to
other
sports
, basketball and rugby had similar numbers of competitors in 1985, which reached about 50 citizens.
However
, throughout the remainders of the period, the value for basketball increased
gradually
before
significantly
expanding, surpassing remaining sectors as the most popular
sports
with over 200 players in 2005. By contrast, rugby is the
only
sport
of which the participant figure was
kept
unchanged over the period.