With the gold medal haul from the GB Olympics team burgeoning London animal welfare charity Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has decided to celebrate the success of the home nation by naming some of its recent intake after Team GB's gold medal winners...

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home 'Olympics team' of homeless animals includes a trio of dogs who's names are inspired by medal winning rowers Heather Stanning and Helen Glover, and cycle hero Bradley Wiggins...

Two seven-week-old Chihuahuas were named Helen and Heather after the Coxless Pairs winners who won Britain's first ever female rowing gold...

A Staffordshire Bull Terrier was named Wiggins after the cyclist who won gold in the Men's Individual Time Trial, and is now Britain's most decorated Olympic champion...

Katherine Grainger got a gold medal for Team GB after gaining silvers at the last three Olympic Games... On Friday August 3 she rowed to victory in the women’s double sculls with rowing partner Anna Watkins...

Battersea has named two dogs in their honour, including Staffordshire Bull Terrier 'Staffie' cross Katherine...

A box of black and white kittens has also been named after the gold medal winning men's Coxless Four team after they arrived at Battersea minutes after Team GB won another rowing victory...

The kittens were found in a box on a London street and brought into the Battersea rescue centre. Drew named after Andrew Triggs Hodge; Tommy named after Tom James; Pete (Pete Reed); and Alex (Alex Gregory), have since been looking for new owners...

Gold medal winners Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland are also amongst the team GB rowers who have now received an extra accolade of having a Battersea rescue animal named after them...

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has also named a trio of dogs after the gold medal winning men's cycling team sprint trio...

Homeless dogs Chris, Jason and Philip are now looking for new homes...

Battersea has celebrated the success of various Team GB medallists by naming some of its animals after them...

Now the charity is hoping new owners will step up to the podium and provide new loving homes for its collection of strays that are eager to show they can be champions too...