Seyed Mohammad Pouladgar won 41 out of 43 votes to be re-elected as the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Taekwondo Federation ©ITF

Seyed Mohammad Pouladgar has been re-elected as the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Taekwondo Federation.

Pouladgar will serve for another four years as President after elections were held this month.

Seven candidates participated in the elections with Pouladgar claiming victory by some distance, winning 41 out of the 43 votes available.

Mohammad Bagheri Motamed won silver at the London 2012 Olympics in the 68kg category ©Getty Images
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed won silver at the London 2012 Olympics in the 68kg category ©Getty Images

Iran competed at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, South Korea, with two silver medals won by Armin Hadipour and Mirhashem Hosseini in the 54-kilogram and 63kg categories respectively.

Masoud Hajizavareh also claimed bronze in the 75kg event.

Iran's last Olympic taekwondo medal came at the London 2012 Games, where Mohammad Bagheri Motamed won silver in the 68kg-category, losing to Servet Tazegül of Turkey in the final.

The powerhouse nation suffered a disappointing blank at Rio 2016.