Alexandru Răcean is an experienced pigeon fancier, member of the Columbophile Cluj Branch. In the past he formed a successful team with his colleague Lucian Marchiș, becoming some of the best pigeon fanciers in Transylvania and even national champions several times. At the end of 2017, Alexandru Răcean thought it was time for a break, which lasted for five years. It returned to competition in

In the 2024 season, the Gold Club, Romania's most important prize money competition, produced one of the tightest championships since its debut. The scores obtained by the registered pigeons were very low, and the competition very exciting, especially due to the large number of nominated stages and the fact that the norm, according to the regulations, could be achieved after several algorithms. For the 2024 season,

It has not been a news for a long time that many pigeon fancier associations in Romania organize marathon stages for youngters as well,  stages with a distance of over 700 km. This phenomenon is somewhat more pronounced in the province of Moldova. Four counties from the province of Moldova, namely Suceava, Iași, Botoșani and Neamț, have also included two marathon stages in the 2024

The "Sîrghi Brothers" tandem consists of pigeon fanciers Florin and Andrei Sîrghi. They live in Golești and have been members of the Columbofile Vrancea Branch since 2012, previously competing for a good period of time in Italy as well. Over time they have targeted several categories, but for a long time they have been focusing more on the marathon races, where they had a dream