The man behind next year's Olympic Games is in Kent today, talking to school children about how they can get involved in London 2012.

Lord Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), is in Medway, urging schools to sign up to the nationwide School Games competition.

The aim of the tournament, which will finish with a showcase final at the Olympic Park, is to transform competitive sport in schools.

Meanwhile, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has also been in the county today – just 238 days before the world's top athletes descend on London.

He has been talking to businesses there about how they can make the most of events being held in Kent.

The Olympic torch will pass through 37 towns and villages in the county next summer en route to the Olympic stadium, with evening celebrations planned in Dover on July 18 and Maidstone on July 19.

Brands Hatch will also host the paralympic road cycling competition.