Some international athletes competing in the 7th Military World Games have started trickling into the Athletes' Village in Wuhan, the first ever village that has been built especially for the games. They are now busy opening up bank accounts and getting their local SIM cards up and ready.

Since the village officially opened on October 11, officials say Chinese athletes have checked in.

"There will be flag-raising ceremonies from Tuesday to Thursday to welcome foreign delegations. The ceremonies will be held in batches of three to eight countries in one sitting," said Xiao Zhiyong, executive deputy director of the Village's press center.

Some international liaison officers, team captains, and medical personnel have arrived. I bumped into some from Qatar, Norway, Colombia, Brazil, Greece, Canada and Nepal and it was the first time in China for many of them.

"Everything is perfectly organized. We are so happy and we hope that everything goes well for our country. Apart from the competition, we think that the Games are a union of our country, and with all the countries that are going to compete," said Jairo Ivan Murcia Matallana, captain of Colombia's fencing team.

The Athletes' Village will house 10,000 athletes and delegation officials from over 100 countries throughout the Games, which will begin on October 18 and end on October 27.

There are 30 apartment buildings with 1,958 suites which are all ready for the teams.

According to Xiao, the residential area is an ecological community, with absorbent square tiles to prevent flooding.

At the first media open day on October 13, we had a look at a showroom of a typical apartment for athletes.

A few things that stand-out here: The door height is 2.25 meters, higher than the average 2.1 meters. (I have seen some of the athletes and they are crazy tall.)

The apartment is also barrier-free, with no thresholds on door steps to make it more convenient for those with disabilities.

Just a short walk from the residential apartments is the athletes' canteen. It is all ready to serve the athletes; and will be operational for 19 hours a day.

Lei Jiafu, deputy director of Food and Beverage service center of the Athletes' Village, said the canteen seeks to prepare food that meets the different tastes, nutrition and energy needs of the athletes.

"We also take food security in high consideration. As this is a big international event, we follow the usual practice of big international events in this country. Nobody besides athletes are not allowed to enter the canteens, even the security guards," Lei said.

Lei said the canteen can accommodate 4,500 athletes at one time and there is a variety of cuisines to choose from: Chinese, Western, and Halal.

And just down from the residential area and opposite the canteen is the commercial service street.

Here, athletes can find a suite of services: Laundry, supermarkets, express delivery, flower design centers, intangible cultural heritage stores, and souvenir shops.

Should the athletes want to take their mind off the games – there is the arcade which features 5G virtual reality skydiving, shooting and more.

The village has a total floor space of 558,000 square meters, that's the size of about 80 to 100 football fields.

Athletes can access an intelligent service housekeeper. It is understood that the mobile app allows them to check electricity usage and get assistance on their apartments housekeeping stuff.