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Rock Out ‘26: Barbie World
Reading Time: 9 minutes

By Aidan Tan (27A01D) and Teo Kai Xu (27A01B) 

Images courtesy of Tay Kai Xin (26A01C, Raffles Art and Photographic Society), unless otherwise stated.

The bass hit first. That deep, booming sound rattled through the floor and took control of your body. Your legs felt fatigued from all the jumping, but you couldn’t help yourself.

“Come on, Barbie, let’s go party – Ah, ah, ah, yeah”

As the guys and girls hollered towards each other in a call-and-response, strobe lights swept across an audience 400 strong. It was barely past 7.30, yet the Esplanade Annexe studio had already come alive. 

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Taekwondo NSG 2026: Taek-it–on!
Reading Time: 8 minutes

By Rebekah Yew (27S05A) and Saadhana Kalimuthu (27A01C)

All photos courtesy of Fang Rui Shan (26S06R) and Tay Kai Xin (26A01C) of Raffles Art and Photographic Society

Let the numbers speak first. 

RI Girls: 9 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze. 

RI Boys: 4 silver, 6 bronze. 

Overall? RI Taekwondo finished in 2nd place–the Girls 2nd, the Boys 4th. Three years ago, RI’s Taekwondo team sat second-last, but now, they’re podium regulars. 

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Aiming For The Podium: Badminton NSG 2026
Reading Time: 10 minutes

By Dara Tan (27A01A) and Sean Loh (27S06I)

Photographs courtesy of Tay Kai-En, Othniel (27S03Q) from RAPS

This year, both the boys and the girls of the RI badminton team arrived at the OCBC Arena Badminton Courts to battle it out for 3rd place. 

For the girls, it was a strong comeback after they failed to reach the Top 4 last year. For the boys, it was not the ideal placement they had hoped for. Yet, both were aiming for the same outcome.

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Boomerang: Cricket NSG 2026 
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Prajna Girish (27S06O) and Harish Arun Prasad (27S05B)

All photographs provided by Zhu Taiwu (26S06K)


The Coin Toss

3 games against VJC this year. 2 losses for RI’s Cricket Team. But they earned their redemption just in time. 

The air in Ceylon Sports Club was hot and engulfing—not just because temperatures were crossing 34°C, but because tensions were thick enough to slice with a knife. 

“Everyone was charged up and ready to make a statement when it mattered the most.” 

Swarit Thakur (27S05B)

After a relatively-good NSG run, both the VJC and RI players were warming up—rehearsing batting motions and lobbing balls, while spectators took to the stands for the match that would determine the 2026 champion after multiple face-offs. For the RI team, the stakes were especially high. They had to defend their title from last year, didn’t they?

The coin was tossed, RI was batting first. The first ball landed on the pitch, and the finals had officially begun. 

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More than a Medal: Touch Rugby Girls NSG 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Olivia Chia (27A01A) and Kate Suzuki Kokomi (27A01A)

All photos courtesy of Fang Rui Shan (26S06R) and Ayyaatharan Srinivasan (26S06D) from the Raffles Art and Photographic Society

23 April 2026

The original day of the match kicked off at Hwa Chong Institution to the flashing of orange lightning alert signals and a drizzle that soaked the parade square ground where we sat with the supporters. The fate of the match dangled in the fickle hands of the rain; the game had been suspended and, if the lightning alert didn’t stop flashing by 4:30pm, would be cancelled. Suddenly having a lot of time on our hands, we descended the stairs to find the RI Touch Rugby team surprisingly coolheaded, scattered across a few canteen tables snacking on gummy cola bottles. 

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