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My personal presentation as a candidate .Ceulemans Gunther residing in Emblem and 49 years young.
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- I have completed a secondary technical education and have been a self-employed entrepreneur for 22 years.
- Besides my work, I am a dedicated family man; father of a daughter and stepfather of 2 stepchildren.
- In my free time, I am active in pigeon racing, a passion that I pursue with pride and dedication.
- I am running for candidacy in the province of Antwerp district Antwerp.
- I have been active as a pigeon enthusiast since 1988 together with my father.
- After his passing in 2003, I continue this passion alone.
- Although I have little administrative experience, I am very interested in an administrative position.
Question 1: Why do you want to be part of the policy (continue to be)? What is your main motivation for this?
Because of my passion for pigeon racing and my strong involvement in the sport and the association, I am motivated to play a role here and contribute my part.
Question 2: How do you think you can keep pigeon racing affordable and attractive for the hobby player, versus the professionals? Please share your policy vision.
The strength of pigeon racing lies in its accessibility for everyone — whether you are a hobby player or performing at a high level. To keep the sport affordable and attractive for hobby players, I think we should focus on several points:
1. Fair game distribution: Competition structures in which hobby players are currently up against large professional lofts must remain for the number of pigeons in the race.
I do feel that separate rankings can be established between hobby and professional lofts, providing more motivation and opportunities for success.
Fewer races but sufficiently varied for every category.
2. Cost-conscious policy: Associations can organize joint purchases of rings, medication, or feed, which can save members money.
Local training races can also be organized at lower costs.
By organizing auctions or attracting sponsors, we can subsidize part of the entry fees for hobby enthusiasts.
3.Limiting excess: We must guard against a culture where only performance with large numbers of pigeons is possible. Promoting quality over quantity makes the sport more attractive to smaller enthusiasts.
4.Promotion and youth: The future lies with the youth. By promoting the sport in a positive and accessible way, for example through open days, school projects, or social media, we can ignite new enthusiasm.
Personally, I would like to dedicate myself to this. I believe that with a fair approach and focus on collaboration, pigeon racing can remain enjoyable and feasible for everyone, regardless of the level at which you play.
Question 3: What are your insights regarding the existing administrative structures (KBDB national and PE’s)? Do you want to maintain these or reform them, and if so, how and why?
Transparency is crucial in a modern, credible, and fair pigeon sport.
Many enthusiasts today do not feel involved in decisions or do not receive sufficient explanation about rules or finances.
Question 4: What must certainly change for you in contemporary Belgian pigeon racing?
Make the sport affordable.
Ensure more transparency.
Encourage youth and the influx of new members.
The welfare of pigeons in general, transport, drinking, feeding,....
Question 5: A question regarding the sporting aspect of our sport: the organization of races:
a. What is your view on the current national race calendar? Do you prefer a fixed calendar on a yearly basis in the future or an option to adjust it annually, as has been done in the current legislature?
What I propose is a flexible national race calendar and international cooperation, especially around midday releases, which can offer many advantages both sportively and practically.
b. What is your view on the races of the sprint and half-distance? Should competitions be organized according to the existing flight lines (western line, middle line, eastern line) possibly
-separate releases for the sprint races in zones (by flight line), with possible results per local/association, sector, and per zone
-joint releases from the small half-distance (thus also large half-distance - except for the national races) per flight line with a local result (and/or association, zonal result and overarching result
-or do you prefer to maintain the (inter)provincial releases as they are currently executed?
c. In certain regions, the sprint is still arranged on Sundays. How do you see the evolution towards the future for your region/province: Saturday play or Sunday play?
This should be viewed by province; if this is allowed in certain regions, it should be allowed for the entire province.