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.
Continue reading “Taekwondo NSG 2026: Taek-it–on!”
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.
Continue reading “Aiming For The Podium: Badminton NSG 2026”
By Mary Tu (27S06O) and Tan Yun Jun (27S03M)
All photographs provided by Xu Fengxuan (27S03M), Zhu Jiajia Christine (27S03G) and Zhu Taiwu (26S06K) from RIAC
Pre-game
11.15am, 14 April 2026: The bus carrying classes of Rafflesians hisses to a stop at Our Tampines Hub, doors sliding open to unload the match supporters that will be cheering on the Boys’ Water Polo team at their NSG finals in minutes. Some clutch onto creative boards adorned with pictures and personalised messages to support their friends in the match.
11.28am, at the grandstands overlooking the swimming pool: The Rafflesian match supporters ramp up the noise with a hearty Rafblood cheer. Hwa Chong Institution, not to be outdone, responds with one of their own cheers. School spirit was coursing through every individual’s veins as they geared up for the NSG finals.
11.29am: Splashes announce the players’ entrance into the pool, filling the air with the smell of chlorine. The atmosphere instantly electrifies, and all eyes are on the fourteen players lining up in the pool: seven in white caps, and seven in black.
11.30am: The whistle is blown on the dot. The calm surface of the water is immediately thrown into a flurry as all fourteen players surge towards the centre of the pool, focused entirely on the red-and-yellow ball that has just been thrown into the arena.
The game has begun.
Continue reading “Treading Through Thick and Thin: NSG 2026 Boys’ Water Polo”
By Kayden Tan (27S03C) and Ong Tsz Xiang (27S06M)
All photographs by Orlando Khoo (27S06F) from RIAC unless otherwise stated.
