I AM writing to add my support to the campaign to allow the Eltuyev family to stay in the UK, and also to ask a question.

I seem to remember that Zola Budd, a South African, was given a fast track to British citizenship so that she could run for Britain in the Olympic Games and improve our chances of winning medals. If my memory serves, she failed and soon returned to South Africa.

Mr Eltuyev has already proved he can help us get medals by helping to coach Jamie Cox to a gold in the Commonwealth Games, so why can't he be treated the same as Zola Budd?

I get the impression if allowed to stay Mr Eltuyev will be more helpful to our medal prospects than Zola Budd was, and for a long time to come.

A BENNETT Old Town, Swindon