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The line graph compares the quatity of participants in four different types of sports, namely basketball, tennis, badminton, and rugby from 1985 to 2005. Overall, it is clear that these sports showed distinct trends. Notably, rugby experienced a sharp decline, making it the lowest category, along with badminton. Futhermore, tennis overtook rugby to become the dominant sport while badminton remained the least popular of the four sports throughout the period. In 1985, rugby’s participants was the highest, standing at just under 250 persons before decreasing gradually to 200 persons over the period of 10 years. It then drooped to one-fifth of its initial level between 1995 and 2005, becoming the least popular sport. In contrast, the figure for tennis followed an upward trend. Having started at 150 persons in 1985, the number of participants in tennis rose significantly to roughly 225 persons by the end of the period, overtaking rugby along to way to become the leading sport. As for the remaining sports, the trends for both basketball and badminton were very similar. There was a period of stability in the figure for basketball at approximate 80 persons from 1985 to 2005. During the same years, the quatity of participants in badminton also remained unchanged, but at a lower number, nearly 50 persons.