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Two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has had surgery on an Achilles injury in the United States but has said “it’s not as bad as it seems”. <\/b><\/p>\n
In worst-case scenarios, recovery time from an Achilles operation can take up to 10 months, but the 25-year-old Norwegian said on his YouTube channel, external<\/span><\/a> that he was looking at a rehabilitation plan for the “next couple of months”.<\/p>\n Ingebrigtsen said he first injured his left Achilles last April, but was determined to compete at the World Championships in September, where he failed to win a medal.<\/p>\n The injury flared up again in January and he said it became “100% necessary” to have surgery to remove scar tissue surrounding the paratenon – a protective sheath that surrounds the Achilles tendon. <\/p>\n “This is of course not something to be taken lightly but absolutely the right thing for the longevity of my career, ” Ingebrigtsen posted on Instagram, along with a picture of him sitting in a wheelchair, wearing a protective boot. <\/p>\n “The surgery went very smoothly and I’m relieved to have a clear path of recovery back to the start line after many months of uncertainty.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n