Career
On 18 October 1997 at the 1995 National Games of China in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:51.34 minutes, taking the silver medal behind Jiang Bo. This time ranks her as the third fastest in the world of all time, only behind Qu Yunxia and Jiang. This is also the world record for junior athletes.
She took an 800 m and 1500 m double at the 1997 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.
Language never had a distinguished career after this, rarely competing internationally.
