In the United States at least, "track and field" refers to what other countries might call "athletics" (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_and_field https:

In the United States at least, "track and field" refers to what other countries might call "athletics" (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_and_field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_and_field). The term "athletics" in the US would more often be used to refer to sports in general.