Hughes elected to Athletes’ Commission

Men’s 470 Tokyo 2020 Olympian David Hughes (Miami, FL) was recently elected to the role of Vice Chair of World Sailing’s Athletes’ Commission, a term he will serve through 2024. Hughes was one of 19 candidates who ran for positions and is among the five newly appointed members to the total nine-person Commission. Over 200 athletes voted during the Olympic and Paralympic periods to choose a strong group of representatives to act as the link between active Olympic sailors and World Sailing. – Full report