David Weir was probably quietly going about his business last weekend as he continues his preparations for this year’s Paralympics - and it’s an opportunity missed.

The 37-year-old, who trains at Kingsmeadow, has certainly been continuing to break new ground in the sport, having become the first wheelchair racer to go under three minutes in the Westminster Mile.

It was an achievement which earned plaudits from Roger Bannister no less, the legendary runner - now 87 - who ran the sub-four-minute mile back in 1954.

There is no doubt that one of the great legacies of London 2012 appeared to be the way that Paralympians gained a whole new profile.

Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft and Richard Whitehead were among the other athletes who shone in that most glorious summer for British athletics.

So why, with the Paralympics again following the able-bodied events in Rio this summer, were none of them able to showcase their skills at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on Sunday?

While Mo Farah hit the headlines by breaking David Moorcroft’s 34-year 3,000m record - after years of trying - it seemed a backward step not to allow Weir or any of the other disabled athletes showcase their skills.

British Athletics said its Paralympic performance programme was world class with the IPC Grand Prix Final being held at the Olympic Stadium next month.

And athletics is far from the worst offender when it comes to denying equality. It is shocking that next week’s British Open venue Troon will have a vote on allowing female members to its golf club more or less on the eve of next year’s event.

But something special happened in 2012 when Weir won four medals in events ranging from 800m up to marathon and finished fifth in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. There is no excuse now for making our Paralympians the poor relations.