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
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
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
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