VILNIUS (AP) — Cute and lovely Welsh corgis, extensively recognized for his or her affiliation with the British royal household, are actually a breed of passionate racers.
That is no less than in accordance with the 120 groups from round Europe participating within the Corgi Race Vilnius, in Lithuania’s capital, which drew a world bunch of furballs and their house owners from international locations together with Poland, Latvia, Germany, Austria and Italy.
Hundreds of Lithuanians gathered within the capital’s largest park on Saturday and Sunday to look at the occasions — a solo dash, a contest for the “mightiest voice,” costume challenges, and group racing.
The occasion is about to culminate on Sunday with the so-called World Corgi Meetup, the place canines in Lithuania shall be linked by way of a dwell broadcast with their friends in the US, Eire and Poland.
“This is so much fun and great emotion for the entire family, something bright that many people are craving for these days,” mentioned retired instructor Janina Stoniene, who attended the race along with her three grandchildren. The youngsters mentioned they admired the costume problem as canines have been wearing eye-catching outfits like Batman, a princess or an airplane.
A corgi named Amigo, sporting a factory-themed costume full with two tiny chimneys and “Fur Factory” lettering, was named the proud winner of that contest.
One other referred to as Mango, whose house owners are from Lithuania, was the champion of the solo race.
“So this is a mango, like a fruit mango, and we are participating (for the) second time in Corgi Race 2025,” said Ignas Klimaika, a proud Corgi lover from Vilnius. “Last year we didn’t manage to end the race perfectly. We had a really good training. We had trained every day, but this year we decided we just go without training, just to participate, just to enjoy all the lots of corgis,” he mentioned.
However this yr, Mango received the racing competitors, whereas his house owners screamed and waved to attempt to encourage him to triumph.
“He is aware of what he did and he’s actually happy with himself,” mentioned Ignas, who’s already planning for 2026.
