赛鸽，即以鸽长途飞行速度作竞争的赛事。据记载，赛鸽源自欧洲，后传入亚洲等地方。目前在世界各地均发展迅猛。

饲养赛鸽者极重视用作比赛鸽子的血统，他们相信鸽遗传着上代的飞行能力等特性，又以观察体形、骨架、眼睛、翅膀等去观察「赛鸽」的质量。将赛鸽的优劣条件而进行「优势互补」的配种亦是一门学问。据2006年国家地理频道纪录片作品《赛鸽风云》描绘，一只鸽子身价可达数十万美元。

Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained racing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.