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
The Western Pigeon Racing Province includes the following pigeon racing branches: Maramureș, Sălaj, Arad, Bihor, Timiș, Satu Mare, and Caraș Severin. Six of these branches—all except Caraș Severin—held their first marathon category race of the 2025 season together. The release location was Karlovy Vary, with the pigeons being released on June 21.
In total, for the first marathon race of the 2025 season, 517 pigeon fanciers
After six seasons of competing in the Gorj Branch, during which he became one of the top county and provincial champions, Alexandru Popescu moved his loft to Dolj County, in the village of Marotinu de Sus. This relocation took place in the autumn of 2023, during the young bird season. That same season, competing under the name "Team Popescu Alex", Alexandru Popescu won his first
Races with tens of thousands of pigeons entered are no longer just a dream for Romanian fanciers. We no longer have to look at rankings from Belgium or the Netherlands to witness such events. For several years now, fanciers from the Moldova province have been able to organize competitions that, not long ago, seemed impossible—races with over 25,000–30,000 pigeons entered. This year, they did it