Little Armenia resident, Elizabeth Petrosyan, a 2011 VISA USA National Qualifier, will be competing with more than 200 gymnasts from around the world at the 2012 LA Lights Tournament, Asbarez reported.

Also competing will be seven gymnasts from the National Federation of Armenia. They are: Lilit Khechoyan, Luiza Papazyan, Alita Abgaryan, Karine Khachatryan, Armine Papazyan, Anyuta Sedrakyan and Mari Buchakhchyan.

Sponsored by Los Angeles School of Gymnastics (LASG) and sanctioned by the International Gymnastics Federation (IGF), the 2012 LA Lights Tournament of Champions is the nation’s largest and most prestigious gymnastics event.

2012 LA Lights will take place from February 3 to 5 at the Helen Bernstein High School in Los Angeles as more than 200 top gymnasts from USA, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Armenia, China and Canada will participate in this event.

LA Lights 2012 is the first and only event in the U.S. and one of only 12 in the gymnastics global community to be approved by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Recognized by the International Olympic Committee and its officials as the oldest of international sport federations, FIG is the supreme authority on international gymnastics.

The LA Lights Tournament of Champions serves as the primary route for major international tournaments including the World Championship and the Olympic Games.