Jessica Lewis warmed up for next month’s World Championships in London with a win in the T53 800 metres at the Invitational Permit Meet at the National Stadium on Saturday.

The wheelchair athlete, competing in Bermuda for the first time in years, executed a tactically sound race, sitting behind Jessica Frotten and Iliana Dupont, both of Canada, before making a surge with about 200 to go. Lewis finished in a time of 2min 32.48sec, with Frotten coming second in 2:35.26 and Dupont third in 2:38.47.

“I’m really pleased with that,” Lewis said. “Iliana, Jessica and I all said we would work together in the draft just to get us going and then it would be an all-out sprint in the end.

“It wasn’t the sort of time I was looking for as this is a very soft track for us. It was fun, though, and I wasn’t really worried about the time.”

Lewis has enjoyed plenty of success in the past few years, winning gold in the 100 at the Parapan Am Games in Toronto in 2015 to become the first Bermudian to medal at a major para-sports competition.

She reached a new high at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, that same year, claiming bronze in the 100 before competing at the Paralympics in Rio, placing sixth in the 100 final.

Lewis is now eyeing more medal success at the World Championships in London. Tyrone Smith, who will also represent the island at the championships, had to settle for second in the long jump with a leap of 8.06.

Overseas athlete Michael Hartfield, of the United States, won the event with a jump of 8.21, with his compatriot Melvin Echard placing third, jumping 7.86. Bermuda’s Bruce DeGrilla came fourth with a leap of 7.28.

“It wasn’t where I wanted it to be,” Smith, a three-times Olympian, said.

“Usually when you go over the eight-metres mark you’re happy, but I hoped to get into the 8.20s at least.

“I wanted to go bigger, but it wasn’t a terrible jump. Hopefully I can pull out a bigger one in London!

“It was great having Mike [Hartfield] here. He’s a good friend of mine and I know he’s capable of jumping big at anytime. I couldn’t afford to waste any jumps and it’s always good to have that bit of pressure.”

There was a return to form for Bermudian sprinter Tre Houston who “ran his best race of the season” to finish third in the men’s 100.

Houston posted a time of 10.68, finishing behind first-placed Oshane Bailey who crossed the line in 10.59. Ryan Shield, a fellow Jamaican, was second in 10.63.

“I was definitely pleased and I can’t be upset with that run at all,” said Houston, who competed in the 200 at the Rio Olympic Games last summer. “I put it together and I’ve been working with my coach [DeVon Bean, the Bermuda National Athletics Association head coach] for the past few weeks and I trust him totally. I’m over the moon and technically I felt really good.”

Bailey, who competed at the inaugural Permit Meet last summer, said the windy conditions made it difficult to produce fast times.

“I wasn’t too pleased with the way it went,” said Bailey, who won gold in the 4x100 relay at the World Championships in Moscow in 2013.

“There was a negative 2.9 breeze; it was heavy man. I hoped for a better time but it wasn’t possible because of the breeze.”

Bermuda’s Kyle Webb came sixth in both the 100 (10.86) and 200 (21.58), a race won by Wallace Spearmon, of the US — a two-times bronze medal-winner at the World Championships.

Spearmon finished in 20.98, with Lalonde Gordon, of Trinidad and Tobago, coming second in 21.02 and Yancarlos Martínez, of the Dominican Republic, finishing third in 21.12.

“It the first time I’ve competed on the island for a while and the track is a little bouncy,” Webb said. “It’s my home track, but I guess I’m not used to it anymore.”

Webb said he hopes to compete at the World University Games in Taipei, the Republic of China, next month, as well as return to Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, for the indoor season.

“I actually graduate in December and I’ll have to take a few classes just to be eligible for the indoor season. I have one more shot so let’s go out with a bang!”

In an event rarely seen in Bermuda, Lamont Marshall finished second in the 3,000 steeplechase in a time of 8:58.99. Donald Cowart won in 8:57.65 while fellow US athlete Henry Sterling came third in 9:04.31.

Also competing for Bermuda at the second annual meet was Sakari Famous in the high jump, finishing third with a leap of 1.70. Saniel Atkinson-Grier, of Jamaica, won with a jump of 1.83 and Tynita Butts, of the US, came third, also 1.83.

More than 60 overseas athletes competed at the event, along with the best from Bermuda, for prize money in front of a healthy crowd at the National Stadium.

Alexandria Anderson, of the US, won the women’s 100 in 11.55, with Stephanie Kalu, of Nigeria, second in 11.70 and Samantha Henry-Robinson, of Jamaica, third in 11.73.

Anderson, 30, also claimed a win in the 200 in 23.35, finishing ahead of Sada Williams, of Barbados in 23.36 and Alexis Love, of the US, in 23.63.

“It wasn’t a bad race,” said Anderson, who won gold in the 4x100 at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. “It’s my first time in Bermuda and I wanted to get the win more than anything. I probably could have been a bit more aggressive.”

George Winston, of Guyana, won the men’s 400 in 45.60, with Brycen Spratling, of the US, second in 46.08 and his compatriot Dontavius Wright third in 46.31.

In the women’s 400, Margareth Bangbose, of Nigeria, led the way in a time of 51.76, with Tiffany James, of Jamaica, second in 52.52 and Sparkle Mcknight, of Trinidad, third in 52.75. Ryan Sanchez, of Puerto Rico, was victorious in the 800 in 1:47.80 followed by Anthonio Mascoll, of Barbados, in 1:47.82 and third-placed Christian Harrison, of the US, in 1:49.37.

In the men’s 110 hurdles, Jeff Julmis, of Haiti, was first in 13.83, while Deuce Carter, of Jamaica, came second in 13.84 and Devon Hill, of the US, placed third in 13.91.

Bridgette Owen-Mitchell, of the US, won the women’s 100 hurdles in 13.30, Nickiesha Wilson, of Jamaica, was second in 13.33 and Jade Baber, of the US, was third in 13.37.