The pigeon fancier from Gorj County, Victor Burghiu of Târgu-Jiu, enjoyed an exceptional 2025 young bird season, with performances that will be extremely difficult to match—perhaps even by himself. In a single competitive year, he managed to compile an impressive collection of national trophies, surpassing achievements that many breeders accumulate over an entire career. Moreover, Victor Burghiu dominated several categories outright
From a competitive standpoint, the Ace categories are always those that generate special emotions and require an extra level of effort. This is explained by the fact that ace pigeons must compete flawlessly, since the standards of the Ace categories in the National Championship, regardless of distance, are achieved exclusively through participation and classification in all the scheduled races for that category. The absence of a
The national standings of the As Speed Old Birds 2025 category confirm the increasingly balanced nature of Romanian pigeon racing. The presence of pigeons from four different regions in the national top 10 highlights not only the high difficulty of the category, but also the fact that more and more fanciers—regardless of the province in which they compete—are placing strong emphasis on all flight categories.
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Like the great pigeon fanciers of the world, whenever a Romanian breeder hears something being said about the tandem “Simion Emil & Dumitran Stelian,” they know exactly what—and whom—is being discussed. This reputation is the result of enormous hard work, well-thought-out investments, and the expertise of two of the finest pigeon fanciers in Romania.
The collaboration between Emil Simion and Stelian Dumitran began m