Rebound

Sebastien Bellin, a former professional basketball player, is on his way to New York, leaving from Brussels Airport. When he receives his boarding pass a bomb goes off in Brussels Airport. He runs towards security when a second bomb explodes only a few feeth away. Bellin nearly dies on March 22nd, 2016 in a terrorist attack.
With some luck and help, he survives and after 13 surgeries keeps his legs. 6 years later he does the Ironman Triatlon of Hawaii as a disabled athlete.