A property of centroid

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Let $\triangle ABC$ be an arbitrary triangle and let $G$ be its centroid. Three medians are denoted by $AD,BE,CF$. I am attempting to show that the circumcentres of $\triangle AGF,\triangle GFB,\triangle BGD,\triangle DGC,\triangle CGE,\triangle EGA$ lie on a circle. I've worked on the problem several days by some analytic means and find it hard to solve, so I wonder if there is an elegent way to prove the result, and is there a description of the center of this circle?

Any advise or help would be appreciated, thanks.

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The problem describes famous Van Lamoen circle.

The proof is not elementary (won't fit a single sheet of paper, I mean) and you can find several diferent ones on the web. Actually, this is the problem of the Olympic caliber. Two different proofs:

The Lamoen circle, Darij Grinberg

Another proof of van Lamoen’s Theorem and Its Converse, Nguyen Minh Ha

The hexagon $A_bA_cB_aB_cC_aC_b$ has other interesting properties. For example, the opposite sides are parallel and main diagonals are of equal length.

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