THE SIDELINES : Jumper Tests Positive for Drug

Long jumper Larry Myricks, serving a three-month suspension for drug use during the 1990 Mobil Indoor Track and Field Championships, has tested positive for a banned substance at two other meets, The Athletics Congress said today.

TAC said that it had been notified by the International Amateur Athletic Federation, the world governing body for the sport, that Myricks tested positive for the stimulant phenylpropanolomine at a meet in Hamilton, Ontario, on Jan. 12 and at a meet in Seville, Spain, on Feb. 17.

Phenylpropanolomine is found in cold relief products and is available without a prescription.

The levels found in Myricks’ samples were 14.18 micrograms per milliliter at Hamilton and 51.1 at Seville.

IAAF rules call for a three-month suspension for a first-time ephedrine offense and a two-year ban for a second offense. A third offense could result in a lifetime suspension.

Myricks, 34, is a four-time Olympian who won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Games.