REBEKAH Tiler has done her chances of selection for the Rio Olympics no harm at all by breaking two British records.

The 17-year-old from Denholme was competing in the women's 69kg category at the Cybex British Weight Lifting Championships at Coventry's Ricoh Arena at the weekend and set new marks for the snatch and combined total.

The Calderdale College student's 102kg broke the snatch record of 101kg that had stood since 2006, while her combined total of 227kg was also a new best.

Tiler and Emily Godley went head-to-head for the first time since January, when the latter edged first place on bodyweight after both had recorded totals of 210kg.

Godley was first up this time, securing 91kg in the snatch, followed by a new personal best of 94kg before missing 97kg on her third lift.

Having missed her opening lift, Mytholmroyd Weightlifting Club member Tiler went on to secure 98kg before beating her existing British record by 2kg with a snatch of 102kg, putting her in pole position going into the clean and jerk.

Godley opened the next round of lifts with 116kg, followed by 120kg and another personal best.

However, it wasn't quite enough to beat the teenager, who achieved 125kg in her second lift before narrowly missing out on beating the British clean and jerk record with a failed attempt at 128kg.

Godley finished second with 214kg, which was a third personal best for the Europa Weightlifting Club athlete.

British Weight Lifting performance scholarship athlete Grace Lilley was third with 170kg.

Tiler was optimistic beforehand, putting on her Facebook page: "I feel strong and confident. I did my starters on Monday, and they felt good with 95kg and 120kg. I want to do my best total and hope to be selected for the Olympics."

Afterwards she wrote: "Lifted today in the RICOH Arena at the British Seniors. I snatched 102kg and 125kg in the clean and jerk, making 227kg.

"I feel really good and hope that it is enough for Rio. I tried 128kg. I got a strong clean but missed the jerk."

She later tweeted: "Had an awesome day at the British seniors champs smashed two records."