Cooking up some special memories

Dining halls on the first and third floors of the Hilton Wuhan Riverside have been teeming with military personnel ever since the first delegations and staff of the International Sports Military Council (CISM) started checking into the hotel more than a week ago.

This marks the first time China is staging a CISM event, with nearly 10,000 participants attending the ongoing 7th Military World Games in Wuhan. A substantial number of them, along with some of the staff from CISM and the organizing committee, are staying at the Hilton Wuhan Riverside.

Dharmendra Singh from India doesn't belong to either category of guests, even though his military-style haircut and two pins - a CISM pin and a Wuhan 2019 Games pin - on the lapel of his black suit might suggest otherwise. His ability to converse in Mandarin complicates things even further.