The 2025 Romanian pigeon racing season produced a remarkable outcome in the Yearling Marathon category, where hens clearly ruled the national rankings. The entire national podium was claimed by hens, while four of the first four positions and six of the top ten places were secured by young hens. Looking at the geographical distribution of the champions, the first two positions were won by fanciers

The final standings of the Mature Marathon 2025 category brought an interesting scenario. While not entirely unprecedented, it is certainly encouraging for all marathon enthusiasts, regardless of the size of the club they compete in. At this year’s Champions Gala, every fancier who stepped onto the podium in this prestigious category came from the South-East Province. The National Champion title was claimed by Dragoș Rîbalcă from

The eight races required to meet the norm in the Young Pigeons All Round category, with distances ranging from 100 km to over 475 km, proved to be a true test of endurance in the 2025 season for young pigeons only a few months old. Only 10 pigeons managed to achieve the norm in this category, and the performance is even more impressive given that

If at the “Mature” category almost one thousand norms were fulfilled by pigeons older than one year, at All Round Yearlings, the 2025 season recorded 449 norms achieved by yearlings. To reach this standard, the pigeons were required to score in eight race stages, with distances ranging from 100 km to over 475 km. Thus, the level of difficulty in this category is high, and the