Reopening Europe 2020.

/ Situation 16th May/

The COVID-19 virus epidemic situation is slowly getting better in the world.
Every fancier in the world would like to start the season.
All the federations are preparing new plans for the season, the leaders have a big responsibility.The FCI collected as must as possible information about the actual situation in the different countries in Europe.
You find this information hereunder.

If FCI receives new information, we will refresh the information immediately on our website.

* - Applicant country

Dear Sport -Friends!

The COVID-19 pandemic has made a strange situation also in the pigeon sport.

In the last 6 month the most important task was to save the life of the people everywhere in the world. Each continent, each country makes a big effort to stop the virus. We can see that we are on the good way, but we understand, it is not finished because we don’t have a vaccine yet.

In these circumstances the pigeon sport suffers a severe loss everywhere in the world. The fanciers had no races anywhere, we didn’t have a chance to organize or have races. Meanwhile several national federations started the season, training and competition flights in May and in June; other federations can only organize training flights.

The Committee Director of FCI is aware that the measures taken due to the COVID-19 virus have a major impact on the 2020 race season and that not everyone will have the equal sporting opportunities.

This is the reason why the Committee Director of FCI has decided to postpone the XXXVII Olympiad
to January 2022 in Romania.

We are convinced that everyone will understand the necessity of this decision.

- FCI World Championship final race will take place on September 30, 2020 in Arad, Romania

- FCI European Championship final race will take place on October 24, 2020 in Mira, Portugal.

- FCI World Best Pigeon 2020 will be organized, based on the rankings of the races 2020.

- FCI Grand Prix races 2020 – will be organized in 2020 - see website:
www.pigeons-grandprix.com

Now the FCI leadership and the leaders of the national federations need to reorganize a post COVID-19 pigeon sport; we need to find out how we can return to the traditional way of the pigeon sport.

The virus and the pandemic made us realize, that we aren’t alone, that we support each other!
The solidarity in our sport between the fanciers is very important!

Have a good fly in 2020!

Istvan Bardos
President, FCI

The COVID-19 virus epidemic situation coming worst everywhere in the world. Nobody knows, where is the end, how long this extraordinary period will last. In a lot of places in the world, the fanciers would like to start the season. The leaders of all federations need to be prepared, they have a big responsibility! Everyone has his own task in this situation.

The FCI strongly suggest to follow this advice in pigeon sport as well:

1. Wash your hands often.
2. Avoid getting close to people affected by acute respiratory infections.
3. Don’t touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with your hands.
4. If you sneeze or cough, cover your mouth and nose.
5. Clean surfaces with disinfectants based on chlorine or alcohol.
6. Pets don’t spread the coronavirus.
7. Avoid gatherings as much as possible.
8. The basketing responsible must use the mask and gloves.
9. The basketing responsible must enforce the minimum distance of 1 meter between the fanciers.
10. The basketing operations, where it is possible, would be best done outdoors.
11. Prepare the necessary pigeon food orders in advance.

Please be careful, take care, help each other!

Best wishes,
Istvan Bardos
President, FCI