Vilnius National 2025 – One of the Most Demanding Marathon Stages of the Season

Vilnius National 2025 – One of the Most Demanding Marathon Stages of the Season The final national stage of the South-East Province, Vilnius National 2025, took place on August 2nd, when the pigeons were released at 06:20 from Vilnius, Lithuania. The competition distances exceeded 900 km for all participants, reaching up to approximately 1,050 km, thus classifying the race as an Extreme Marathon event. A total of

Sokolka National 2025 – The Stage of Fanciers Tudorel Hulea and Ionuț-Liviu Stan

Sokolka National is an Extreme category race, organized by the Dolj Pigeon Fanciers’ Branch. The stage was held for the first time in 2022, after fanciers from Oltenia and Muntenia were forced to change their flight route due to the war in Ukraine, and it proved to be a success right from the inaugural edition. This year, the pigeons were released on August 1st at

End of Season in the Moldavian Pigeon Racing Province: Birzai National Race

For pigeon fanciers in the Moldavian province, the season with mature pigeons traditionally ends with participation in the prestigious Birzai National race. Considered one of the toughest and longest races in the competition calendar, Birzai falls into the Extreme category and enjoys the reputation of being the true “final” of the regional championship. It is also one of the oldest races of its kind in

Season Finale in Style – Berlin International 2025

The 2025 season for old racing pigeons reached its grand finale last weekend, concluding with the most eagerly awaited marathon stages of the year. Among these, the Berlin International stood out as one of the crown jewels of the competition calendar, organized directly by the U.N.C.R.-Columba. This marked the 15th consecutive year the Berlin stage has been held in Romania, and since 2023 it has taken

Here Are the Winners of the Medynai National 2025 Race

For the third consecutive season, the counties of Brăila, Galați, Vrancea, Buzău, Călărași, Ialomița, Tulcea, and Constanța form the Southeast pigeon racing province, with their own protocols and national races. One of the most important competitions in this part of the country is the Medynai National, whose 2025 edition took place starting on July 12. Pigeons had to fly between 950 and 1,150 km in the

National Madona 2025, Moldova’s Benchmark Competition

Unlike other regions, Moldova did not have to change its flight route for marathon stages. At the same time, fanciers from this province are among the most "conservative" in the country, in the sense that they have chosen—and succeeded—to maintain the same marathon stages for several years now, turning them into true "classics." One such stage is the National Madona, with liberation in Latvia, arguably

Stendal National 2025 – The Second Extreme Marathon Stage for the Western Province

Last weekend, more precisely on July 12th, 1,080 pigeons were released for the Stendal National 2025 race, an extreme marathon competition (+900 km). The event mainly gathered pigeon fanciers from the Western Province but also included a few brave participants from Mehedinți and Harghita counties. A total of 225 pigeon fanciers entered pigeons in the Stendal National 2025 race. These competitors came from 10 different pigeon

Athens National (Pyrgos) – Another Remarkable Marathon Race

Last weekend, on July 12, the second long-distance race of the season took place on the Bulgaria-Greece route, symbolically named "Athens National 2025". Although the pigeons were released from the Greek town of Pyrgos, the event carried this title as it marked the first national stage on this route for the current racing season. Just like the first stage, this edition delivered spectacular arrivals that

Vasile Beldea and Nicu Șiclovan Wins the 2025 National Dresden Race

The 2025 national marathon racing season kicked off last weekend, as several pigeon racing provinces across the country hosted their first events in this prestigious category. These national competitions always attract special attention, both due to the prestige and competitiveness involved, and because they are open to fanciers from any county, regardless of local protocols or flight plans. A Strong Start in the Western Province –

The “Iacob Gabi & Costică” Team – Impressive Results Right from the Start

Among the pigeon fanciers from the Suceava Branch — a branch that has 852 active fanciers for the 2025 season — we now also find the team “Iacob Gabi & Costică.” This is their debut season as a team. However, their performance in the competitions held so far has been very good, with the potential to become truly outstanding. At first glance, one might assume this

The Gorj Fanciers Win the Pyrgos Marathon Race

This is the second consecutive year that the majority of pigeon fanciers from the Oltenia Province have been competing along the Bulgaria-Greece route. Unlike the 2024 season, this year Oltenia fanciers competed together starting from the very first marathon stage, with the release taking place in the town of Pyrgos (Greece). The Pyrgos marathon race, the first marathon stage of the 2025 season for Oltenia pigeon

Doru Holerga and Alexandru Otvos, the Winners of the First Marathon in the Transylvania Province

For the organization of the first race in the Marathon category, 354 pigeon fanciers from several counties of the Transylvania Province released their pigeons from the Polish town of Slupca. The race took place on June 20, 2025, with the release of the 2,635 pigeons entered in the competition at 06:12 AM. In the zonal Slupca race, the first Marathon event of the 2025 season held