Tibetan exiles living in India's Dharamsala are holding parallel Olympics prior to the Beijing Olympics 2008 to garner world attention towards their 'freedom struggle'.

The Tibetan Olympics kick started on Thursday (May 22) in the hilly resort of Satovari near Dharamsala.

The four-day long Tibetan Olympics will witness ten events including shooting, archery, swimming, running, high jump and long jump etc.