July 27 (Reuters) - ⁠Two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen is ⁠set to compete for the ‌first time this year at next month's European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, the Norwegian ​runner announced on Monday.

The 25-year-old ⁠middle and long-distance ⁠runner has been sidelined with an ⁠Achilles ‌issue since competing at last September's World Championships. He ⁠underwent surgery earlier this year.

"I’ve heard ​Birmingham is ‌nice this time of year," ⁠Ingebrigtsen posted ​on Instagram, tagging the event's official account.

The 5000m Olympic champion's spokesperson Espen ⁠Skoland confirmed to Norway's ​public broadcaster NRK that Ingebrigtsen would compete in Birmingham, but it was not ⁠yet decided at which distances.

Ingebrigtsen also won the 1500m gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

"He is looking forward to ​being back. It ⁠is a huge relief, and he ​is excited," Skoland said.

(Reporting ‌by Chiranjit Ojha in ​Bengaluru and Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Pritha Sarkar)