section_path: The Games/Medal table
section_name: Medal table
paragraph_text: Medal table
  
  Unlike the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Special Olympics do not provide an official medal table, since there is supposed to be no competitive pressure among the nations. Apart from the medals and placement ribbons, participants who were disqualified or did not finish their competition were also awarded with participation ribbons in order to promote sportsmanship.
  
  * Host nation (Italy)