Thirty minutes after losing both his legs in an horrific blast in Afghanistan, in those traumatic moments as he was being stretchered from the bomb site, Curtis was already thinking about pursuing a career as an amputee athlete. Fully aware of his grim situation and partly to maintain consciousness as a survival mechanism, he joked with those helping him about becoming a Paralympian. In 2016 in Rio, he fulfilled his promise. Backing up World Titles along the way, Curtis is aiming to continue his winning ways in Tokyo 2020.