diff --git a/src/api/getChallengeFullDescription.js b/src/api/getChallengeFullDescription.js
index 4463790..badb32f 100644
--- a/src/api/getChallengeFullDescription.js
+++ b/src/api/getChallengeFullDescription.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import {API} from "../utils/globals";
 
-const getChallengeFullDescription = (setState, challengeName) => {
+const getChallengeFullDescription = (setDataState, setLoading, challengeName) => {
     fetch(`${API}/challenge-readme/${challengeName}/markdown`)
         .then(response => response.text())
         .then(data => {
-            setState(data);
+            setDataState(data);
+            if (setLoading)
+                setLoading(false);
         });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/getChallengeInfo.js b/src/api/getChallengeInfo.js
index be39e74..3a8c327 100644
--- a/src/api/getChallengeInfo.js
+++ b/src/api/getChallengeInfo.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import {API} from "../utils/globals";
 
-const getChallengeInfo = (setState, challengeName) => {
+const getChallengeInfo = (setDataState, setLoadingState, challengeName) => {
     fetch(`${API}/challenge-info/${challengeName}`)
         .then(response => response.json())
         .then(data => {
-            setState(data);
+            setDataState(data);
+            if (setLoadingState)
+                setLoadingState(false);
         });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/getChallengeSubmissions.js b/src/api/getChallengeSubmissions.js
index 4a27c89..8f682cf 100644
--- a/src/api/getChallengeSubmissions.js
+++ b/src/api/getChallengeSubmissions.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import {API} from "../utils/globals";
 
-const getChallengeSubmissions = (setState, challengeName) => {
+const getChallengeSubmissions = (setDataState, setLoading, challengeName) => {
     fetch(`${API}/challenge-all-submissions/${challengeName}`)
         .then(response => response.json())
         .then(data => {
-            setState(data);
+            setDataState(data);
+            if (setLoading)
+                setLoading(false);
         });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/getChallenges.js b/src/api/getChallenges.js
index 27c38f1..f25df7a 100644
--- a/src/api/getChallenges.js
+++ b/src/api/getChallenges.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import {API} from "../utils/globals";
 
-const getChallenges = (setState) => {
+const getChallenges = (setDataState, setLoadingState) => {
     fetch(`${API}/list-challenges`)
         .then(response => response.json())
         .then(data => {
-            setState(data);
+            setDataState(data);
+            if (setLoadingState)
+                setLoadingState(false);
         });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/elements/Loading.js b/src/components/elements/Loading.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76c2c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/elements/Loading.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import React from "react";
+import styled, {keyframes} from "styled-components";
+import {Container} from "../../utils/containers";
+
+const rotate = keyframes`
+  from {
+    transform: rotate(0deg);
+  }
+
+  to {
+    transform: rotate(360deg);
+  }
+`;
+
+const SpinnerContainer = styled(Container)`
+  display: grid;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  height: 200px;
+
+  @media (min-width: ${({theme}) => theme.overMobile}) {
+    height: 350px;
+  }
+`;
+
+const LoadingSpinner = styled(Container)`
+  width: 50px;
+  height: 50px;
+  border: 10px solid ${({theme}) => theme.colors.dark01}; /* Light grey */
+  border-top: 10px solid ${({theme}) => theme.colors.green}; /* Black */
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  animation: ${rotate} 1.1s ease-in-out infinite;
+
+  @media (min-width: ${({theme}) => theme.overMobile}) {
+    width: 100px;
+    height: 100px;
+  }
+`;
+
+const Loading = (props) => {
+    return (
+        <>
+            {props.visible ? <SpinnerContainer>
+                <LoadingSpinner/>
+            </SpinnerContainer> : ''}
+        </>
+    );
+}
+
+export default Loading;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/elements/Pager.js b/src/components/elements/Pager.js
index 164afc6..3257f54 100644
--- a/src/components/elements/Pager.js
+++ b/src/components/elements/Pager.js
@@ -49,15 +49,18 @@ const RightArrow = styled(Svg)`
 `;
 
 const Pager = (props) => {
-    return (
-        <PagerStyle>
-            <LeftArrow as='button' src={polygon} onClick={props.previousPage} size='cover'
-                       backgroundColor={(props.pageNr === 1) ? 'transparent' : theme.colors.dark}/>
-            <CircleNumber number={props.pageNr}/>
-            <RightArrow as='button' src={polygon} onClick={props.nextPage} size='cover'
-                        backgroundColor={(props.pageNr === props.pages) ? 'transparent' : theme.colors.dark}/>
-        </PagerStyle>
-    );
+    if (props.visible) {
+        return (
+            <PagerStyle>
+                <LeftArrow as='button' src={polygon} onClick={props.previousPage} size='cover'
+                           backgroundColor={(props.pageNr === 1) ? 'transparent' : theme.colors.dark}/>
+                <CircleNumber number={props.pageNr}/>
+                <RightArrow as='button' src={polygon} onClick={props.nextPage} size='cover'
+                            backgroundColor={(props.pageNr === props.pages) ? 'transparent' : theme.colors.dark}/>
+            </PagerStyle>
+        );
+    }
+    return '';
 }
 
 export default Pager;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/elements/Table/Table.js b/src/components/elements/Table/Table.js
index e3664d7..dea8997 100644
--- a/src/components/elements/Table/Table.js
+++ b/src/components/elements/Table/Table.js
@@ -7,18 +7,20 @@ import Pager from "../Pager";
 import {CALC_PAGES} from "../../../utils/globals";
 import Media from "react-media";
 import theme from "../../../utils/theme";
+import Loading from "../Loading";
 
 const Table = (props) => {
     const headerElements = ['#', 'submitter', 'when', 'result', 'entries'];
     const [challengeData, setChallengeData] = React.useState({});
     const [pageNr, setPageNr] = React.useState(1);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
         challengeDataRequest();
     });
 
     const challengeDataRequest = () => {
-        getChallengeSubmissions(setChallengeData, props.challengeName);
+        getChallengeSubmissions(setChallengeData, setLoading, props.challengeName);
     }
 
     const renderSubmissions = () => {
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ const Table = (props) => {
                         )
                     })}
                 </Grid>
+                <Loading visible={loading}/>
                 {renderSubmissions()}
             </FlexColumn>
 
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ const Table = (props) => {
                         )
                     })}
                 </Grid>
+                <Loading visible={loading}/>
                 {renderSubmissions()}
             </FlexColumn>
         );
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ const Table = (props) => {
             <Media query={theme.desktop}>
                 {desktopRender()}
             </Media>
-            <Pager pageNr={pageNr} nextPage={nextPage} previousPage={previousPage}
+            <Pager visible={!loading} pageNr={pageNr} nextPage={nextPage} previousPage={previousPage}
                    pages={CALC_PAGES(challengeData.submissions ? challengeData.submissions : [])}/>
         </>
     );
diff --git a/src/components/sections/Readme.js b/src/components/sections/Readme.js
index da2f46d..1648688 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/Readme.js
+++ b/src/components/sections/Readme.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import getChallengeFullDescription from "../../api/getChallengeFullDescription";
 import {markdown} from "markdown";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import InfoList from "../elements/InfoList";
+import Loading from "../elements/Loading";
 
 const ReadmeStyle = styled(Body)`
   h3 {
@@ -52,9 +53,10 @@ const ReadmeStyle = styled(Body)`
 
 const Readme = (props) => {
     const [fullDescription, setFullDescription] = React.useState('');
+    const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
-        getChallengeFullDescription(setFullDescription, props.challengeName);
+        getChallengeFullDescription(setFullDescription, setLoading, props.challengeName);
     }, [props.challengeName]);
 
     const parseMarkdownResponse = (response) => {
@@ -148,10 +150,10 @@ const Readme = (props) => {
     return (
         <>
             <Media query={theme.mobile}>
-                {mobileRender()}
+                {!loading ? mobileRender() : <Loading visible={loading}/>}
             </Media>
             <Media query={theme.desktop}>
-                {desktopRender()}
+                {!loading ? desktopRender() : <Loading visible={loading}/>}
             </Media>
         </>
     );
diff --git a/src/pages/Challanges/Challenges.js b/src/pages/Challanges/Challenges.js
index b892b42..8014ccf 100644
--- a/src/pages/Challanges/Challenges.js
+++ b/src/pages/Challanges/Challenges.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import theme from "../../utils/theme";
 import cupIco from '../../assets/cup_ico.svg';
 import getChallenges from "../../api/getChallenges";
 import {CALC_PAGES} from "../../utils/globals";
+import Loading from "../../components/elements/Loading";
 
 const Challenges = () => {
     const [pageNr, setPageNr] = React.useState(1);
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const Challenges = () => {
     const [status, setStatus] = React.useState(0);
     const [challengeType, setChallengeType] = React.useState(0);
     const [commercial, setCommercial] = React.useState(0);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
         challengesRequest();
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ const Challenges = () => {
 
     const challengesRequest = () => {
         getChallenges(setChallengesFromAPI);
-        getChallenges(setChallenges);
+        getChallenges(setChallenges, setLoading);
     }
 
     const sortByHandler = (value) => {
@@ -90,10 +92,11 @@ const Challenges = () => {
                         </H1>
                         <Search searchQueryHandler={searchQueryHandler} toggleFiltersMenu={toggleFiltersMenu}/>
                         <FlexColumn width='100%'>
+                            <Loading visible={loading}/>
                             {renderChallenges()}
                         </FlexColumn>
                     </FlexColumn>
-                    <Pager pageNr={pageNr} pages={CALC_PAGES(challenges)}
+                    <Pager visible={!loading} pageNr={pageNr} pages={CALC_PAGES(challenges)}
                            nextPage={nextPage} previousPage={previousPage}/>
                 </FlexColumn>
             </>
@@ -124,10 +127,11 @@ const Challenges = () => {
                                  height='160px' backgroundColor={theme.colors.green}/>
                         </FlexRow>
                         <FlexColumn width='100%'>
+                            <Loading visible={loading}/>
                             {renderChallenges()}
                         </FlexColumn>
                     </FlexColumn>
-                    <Pager pageNr={pageNr} pages={CALC_PAGES(challenges)}
+                    <Pager visible={!loading} pageNr={pageNr} pages={CALC_PAGES(challenges)}
                            nextPage={nextPage} previousPage={previousPage}/>
                 </FlexColumn>
             </>
diff --git a/src/pages/Challanges/_renderChallenges.js b/src/pages/Challanges/_renderChallenges.js
index ba9801a..976fc59 100644
--- a/src/pages/Challanges/_renderChallenges.js
+++ b/src/pages/Challanges/_renderChallenges.js
@@ -20,19 +20,22 @@ const ChallengesGrid = styled(Grid)`
 
 const _renderChallenges = (pageNr, challenges) => {
     const n = (pageNr - 1) * ELEMENTS_PER_PAGE;
-    return (
-        <ChallengesGrid margin='32px 0' gridGap='32px 0'>
-            {challenges.slice(n, n + ELEMENTS_PER_PAGE).map((challenge, index) => {
-                return (
-                    <MiniChallenge key={`challenge-${index}`} title={challenge.title} type={challenge.type}
-                                   description={challenge.description} metric={challenge.mainMetric}
-                                   bestScore={challenge.bestScore} baseline={challenge.baseline}
-                                   prize={challenge.prize} deadline={challenge.deadline}
-                                   name={challenge.name}/>
-                );
-            })}
-        </ChallengesGrid>
-    )
+    if (challenges && challenges !== []) {
+        return (
+            <ChallengesGrid margin='32px 0' gridGap='32px 0'>
+                {challenges.slice(n, n + ELEMENTS_PER_PAGE).map((challenge, index) => {
+                    return (
+                        <MiniChallenge key={`challenge-${index}`} title={challenge.title} type={challenge.type}
+                                       description={challenge.description} metric={challenge.mainMetric}
+                                       bestScore={challenge.bestScore} baseline={challenge.baseline}
+                                       prize={challenge.prize} deadline={challenge.deadline}
+                                       name={challenge.name}/>
+                    );
+                })}
+            </ChallengesGrid>
+        )
+    }
+    return '';
 }
 
 export default _renderChallenges;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/Challenge.js b/src/pages/Challenge.js
index eb94869..3d3f3c5 100644
--- a/src/pages/Challenge.js
+++ b/src/pages/Challenge.js
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@ import DesktopChallengeMenu from "../components/elements/DesktopChallengeMenu";
 import {RENDER_ICO} from "../utils/globals";
 import textIco from "../assets/text_ico.svg";
 import getChallengeInfo from "../api/getChallengeInfo";
+import Loading from "../components/elements/Loading";
 
 const Challenge = () => {
     const challengeName = useParams().challengeId;
     const [challenge, setChallenge] = React.useState([]);
     const [section, setSection] = React.useState(0);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
-        getChallengeInfo(setChallenge, challengeName);
+        getChallengeInfo(setChallenge, setLoading, challengeName);
     }, [challengeName]);
 
     const sectionRender = () => {
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ const Challenge = () => {
     const mobileRender = () => {
         return (
             <FlexColumn minHeight='100vh' gap='12px' alignmentY='flex-start' padding='66px 0 0 0'>
+                <Loading visible={loading}/>
                 <H1 as='h1' margin='0 0 8px 0' textAlign='center'>
                     {challenge.title}
                 </H1>
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ const Challenge = () => {
                 <DesktopChallengeMenu setSection={setSection} section={section}/>
                 <FlexColumn minHeight='100vh' alignmentY='flex-start' padding='64px 0 64px 310px'>
                     <FlexRow gap='32px' margin='0 0 32px 0' padding='16px'>
+                        <Loading visible={loading}/>
                         <FlexColumn alignmentX='flex-start' gap='24px' maxWidth='500px'>
                             <H1 as='h1'>
                                 {challenge.title}
diff --git a/src/utils/colors.js b/src/utils/colors.js
index dbff457..5b632a8 100644
--- a/src/utils/colors.js
+++ b/src/utils/colors.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const colors = {
     green03: 'rgba(27, 153, 139, 0.3)',
     green05: 'rgba(27, 153, 139, 0.5)',
     dark: '#343434',
+    dark01: 'rgba(52, 52, 52, 0.1)',
     dark03: 'rgba(52, 52, 52, 0.3)',
     dark04: 'rgba(52, 52, 52, 0.4)',
     dark05: 'rgba(52, 52, 52, 0.5)',