7/10/2023 0 Comments Racing pigeon![]() ![]() Pigeon fancying is rooted in Belgian and Dutch life with the tradition spreading over to northern France. Wealthy buyers from the Gulf and Asia have forced up prices for champion birds for their instinctive ability to fly hundreds of miles and find their way back home. Top European birds have won global fame in recent years and particularly in China where pigeon racing can generate huge winnings. New Kim won the 2018 crown as 'Ace Pigeon Grand National Middle Distance' in competitions held at Châteauroux and Argenton-sur-Creuse in France. ![]() 'I didn't think we could reach that amount.' ![]() 'I believe it's a world record, there has never been an officially documented sale at such a price,' PIPA chairman Nikolaas Gyselbrecht said.
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