The 31-year-old British athlete made these comments after finishing fifth in the men's T64 100m Paralympic final in Paris. Peacock highlighted the strength and competitiveness of his event to support his case. He pointed out that his category, along with the T63 category, which saw 19-year-old American Ezra Frech win impressively on Monday, deserves to be featured in the Diamond League program during prime time, not just as a warm-up before the main events.

"I call on Seb Coe to take us into the Diamond League," said Peacock, referring to the British president of World Athletics. He emphasised the level of competition, stating, "Four different winners of four championships, running these kinds of times since 2017. That's seven years now that we've had so many fast people, we've had about seven people run 10.6 seconds. This is a race that I think people want to see, this is a race that chops and changes."

Peacock, who had his lower right leg amputated at age five due to meningitis, stressed the extraordinary talent across all Paralympic athletics events. "Seb Coe, I need you, we need you, and we need you to put us in the actual Diamond League, not a cheerleader event, not five minutes before the cameras turn on, but when the cameras are on. We need to be visible," he said.

"So much of the media at the moment will argue about visibility and representation. Well then, where are we? Where are we in the Diamond Leagues?" Peacock, who rose to prominence after winning his first Paralympic 100m title at the age of 19 during the London 2012 Games, noted that he had been advocating for this change for years.

"You know, I've been calling on this for how many years now? 12 years," he said. "Not once in 12 years have we been in the program. Why? They are paying lip service to Paralympians. It is stick them on before anyone gets in their seats and then at least we can pretend that it looks good." Peacock, who confirmed he has no plans to retire and expressed frustration over such suggestions, also dismissed the idea of placing disabled athletes in able-bodied races.

"Let's also mix it up so someone can break a world record and come sixth. No, that's a joke, and it's a disrespect to the person finishing sixth, who's a gold medal athlete," he remarked. "Put people up against their competitors, showcase the sport as it should be, because we've got some fantastic events." Peacock, whose popularity in Britain has transcended Paralympic sport, suggested that if World Athletics fails to act, American legend Michael Johnson's newly launched Grand Slam Track League could be an alternative platform.

Johnson, who introduced the competition in June, plans to hold four annual Slams next year, with a total prize pool of €12.6 million. "Michael Johnson could help us out, absolutely," Peacock said. "If he could stick us on, if Michael Johnson wants to talk about it, he can maybe one-up Seb, come and get us in first. There's enough US stars, you've got Hunter (Woodhall) in America, Ezra (Frech), I think they've got enough people. So I think Michael Johnson needs to start showcasing Paralympic sport. I'm pretty sure that what we do is athletic, so get us in an athletics meet."