The 2026 season marks the first year in which the Bucharest Branch has organised races along the Bulgaria–Greece route. Although two separate race programmes were established, the flight direction remains the same. Up to this point, five races have been held under Programme 1, all belonging to the Sprint category. While several fanciers have celebrated victories in the individual pigeon standings – including the tandems

The 2026 racing season has entered the long-distance stage, and on May 23 fanciers from the Suceava and Botoșani branches competed in their first race of this category, with a liberation from Janów, Poland. Although some Suceava fanciers race long-distance events on a different route, no fewer than 22,499 pigeons were entered in this race, including 13,735 from Suceava and 8,764 from Botoșani. The pigeons were

Among the first major middle-distance races of the season was Medyka 1 (Poland), organized by the Filiala Columbofilă Suceava. Held on May 10th, the race stood out both for its massive participation and for the high competitive standard. This season as well, fanciers from Suceava are competing on two separate race programs in the Sprint, Middle-Distance, and Long-Distance categories. On Program 1, the first middle-distance race

Passionate to the extreme about the pigeon sport, Andrei Bondar seems to be going through the best form of his career so far. Already a multiple national champion, with results achieved in consecutive seasons, Andrei Bondar starts the 2026 season as a great champion as well. Andrei Bondar is a member of the Bihor County Pigeon Fanciers Association and competes under two loft names: “Bondar Andrei”