This is true, but the narrow, international definition of "athletics" (which Wikipedia calls "Sport of athletics") apparently includes road running, cross count

This is true, but the narrow, international definition of "athletics" (which Wikipedia calls "Sport of athletics") apparently includes road running, cross country running, and race walking. These are often not considered to fall under the term "track and field". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_of_athletics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_of_athletics